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Discover how officers can apply the ICE-T framework to isolate threats, contain risks and establish communication, ensuring the best possible outcome in dangerous crisis situations
The goal of multi-disciplinary response teams is to connect people in crisis with quality care, outside of jails and hospital emergency departments
Training members of the public in de-escalation techniques could decrease the risk to officers, the public and individuals in crisis
Access practical strategies for fostering collaboration and improving outcomes during acute behavioral emergencies
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Leaders say departments need to be open to having difficult conversations, understand what first responders are experiencing and improve access to mental health services
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‘Too much ugliness': Maine PD chief announces he will step down, citing the job’s mental health toll
“Mental health needs to be treated like any other illness or injury,” Baileyville Chief Bob Fitzsimmons wrote. “It’s ok to talk about it, it’s ok to seek treatment without shame”
The Trauma Intervention Program is staffed by specially trained volunteers who assist first responders, bridging the gap between trauma victims and law enforcement
“I’m proud of you that you’re acknowledging how you feel and you need help. This is how we get the help,” Colorado Springs Officer Craig Johnson said
After losing his wife, Mike was driven to despair but has now received the care and community help he needs, thanks to the efforts of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that Jersey City will participate in the ARRIVE Together program, an initiative designed to prevent the use of deadly force
Matt Walsh discusses how the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is using data collection, peer-driven support programs and trauma therapy to save lives in the law enforcement community
Get an inside look at some of the vendors from the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association Conference
This resource from PAARI draws from the experiences of embedded social workers in Jeffersontown, Kentucky
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“I don’t believe there is much attention given to the fact that we are people, too, and the job is stressful and has been in the past decade,” said Spanish Fort PD Chief John Barber
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First H.E.L.P. is honoring first responders who have died by suicide, ensuring they are remembered for how they lived, not how they died
The expansion would cost $1.9 million, which would be covered by a federal grant
Through a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grant, more than 35 officers have taken the virtual reality training so far
Proper departmental training and officer implementation of best practices ensures those encounters with individuals in mental crisis end safely and not as another headline
The goal is always to have legally sustainable policy and practice guidelines in place that are supported by officer training
The Mobile Crisis Response Team Community Coalition is funded in part by a more than $500,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance
The man struck the officers in the head with the machete and tried to grab an officer’s gun
Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies tried to speak with the man for several minutes before he came out at them wielding a knife
The man was intoxicated with alcohol and heroin and told officers that “other guys” were telling him to take his own life
When a young man with harmful intentions is persuaded to seek help, a Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management team’s prompt intervention illustrates their essential function
The funding will boost Community-Led Crisis Response Teams, enhancing coordination between law enforcement and mental health professionals during mental health crises
How an ancient tool inspired today’s non-lethal, non-contact restraint BolaWrap
Prioritize first responder safety and wellness with grants to support initiatives for mental health, resilience and physical fitness
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The program allows deputies to call on mental health providers when they encounter someone who could benefit from treatment services, housing assistance, counseling or other assistance
Attorneys initially sought the death penalty for Elliahs Dorsey, who shot and killed Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath
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