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Training
Xtreme Performance Lab Announces New Mental Training Technology to Aid Law Enforcement and First Responders
Professionally guided trainings are done remotely via XPL's NeuroPod PRO delivery platform and measurable results can be achieved in just two hours per week. XPL services include a comprehensive Performance Capabilities Assessment (like a "combine for the mind"), individualized mental training protocols using the company's proprietary Quantitative Neuro-Physical Conditioning (QNCP), and mental wellness progress measurements.
October 31, 2019
Blogs
Training
February 3, 2011
Patrol
Alleged SBC Incident in Iowa Prompts Call for More Mental Health Training
A call for more training in the aftermath of the shooting death of a suicidal subject is an understandable reaction. The only logical next step, however, is to provide police departments with the resources necessary to fulfill that request.
January 20, 2023
Procedures & Policies
Phoenix PD Implements New Gun Pointing Policy, Announces More Mental Health Training and Full Rollout of Body Cameras
Chief Williams said she expects the new "Pointed Gun at Person" (PGP) reports will help the department track how many times officers can de-escalate potentially deadly situations.
August 19, 2019
Patrol
Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety
MHFA
Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety is an 8-hour training course that teaches law enforcement personnel how to identify and safely de-escalate someone experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge.
October 30, 2017
Command
Interim Detroit Police Chief is Trained Mental Health Counselor, Civil Rights Leader
At the news conference Monday, James White remarked about his training as a licensed mental health counselor and plans to seek grant funding for counseling services for Detroit police officers at each precinct.
May 19, 2021
Patrol
Southern California Officers Given Resilience Training
More than a dozen local and state police officers, dispatchers and other members of public safety gathered in a first of its kind training in California, centered on how to deal with mental health and trauma.
January 2, 2019
Training
Florida Officers Receive Resiliency Training
Law enforcement officers from three Florida counties went through a two-day stress management course referred to as "resiliency training" put on by a local health consultant business. It’s supposed to help manage stress through physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual outlets. Read Story Here.
June 17, 2014
Patrol
How New York State Police is Addressing Officer Mental Health and Wellness
What good is all the training and equipment we have for protecting our peoples' physical health and safety if we don't make available every possible resource to protect their mental health as well?
January 7, 2020
Procedures & Policies
(Video) Dealing with EDPs on 911 Calls for Service
Nick Greco, who helps train police officers on Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) and handling individuals with mental illness or emotional distress, discusses how to approach EDPs on calls.
November 12, 2019
Training
Axon Partners with Chicago PD for Virtual Reality Empathy Training Program
Axon's VR training is offered through Axon Academy, a network of online and in-person training for law enforcement. The VR training program is designed to better equip officers with the tools to de-escalate situations involving people suffering from mental health issues, crises, or psychotic episodes.
May 22, 2019
Patrol
Chicago to Train Officers, Dispatchers in Crisis Intervention
Five years after closing six of the city’s 12 mental health clinics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is stepping up crisis intervention training for Chicago Police officers and 911 operators to improve the city’s response to emergencies involving people suffering from mental illness.
February 2, 2016
Patrol
Training School Teachers and Administrators to Respond to Active Killers
Very few people who get into teaching have the mental, emotional, or physical fortitude to use deadly force when under imminent threat. However, every teacher should receive some level of active shooter response training—everyone should have at least some idea of what to do in an attack.
October 12, 2018
Training
Visualization Doesn't Work for All Officers
Law enforcement training has embraced this theory of information processing and adapted it to mental preparation and conditioning. Based on information from the world of athletics, visualization techniques are seen as proven a method of ingraining the most desirable programs into the subconscious mind.
October 28, 2010
Patrol
Some Churches Commit to Stop Calling the Police
The churches that commit to ending their use of police resources are training members in alternate responses to danger. Torbett said at First Congregational, church leaders have invited experts from several nonprofits to train members on de-escalating mental health crises, and on self-defense in the case of a violent person at the church.
April 20, 2018
Patrol
It’s Your Duty to Expect the Unexpected
On-duty safety issues continue to be an important part of every police officer's street survival training. A certain physical and mental preparedness is a necessary component for a favorable outcome when we have a violent encounter.
November 30, 1998
Training
What Skills Do I Really Need to Win a Violent Confrontation?
What does it take to really survive a violent confrontation? For all the tactical training and mental preparations, just how much does luck enter into the equation? And what can you do to shift the odds in your favor? These are weighty questions for even the most experienced of cops.
October 31, 2007
Patrol
Oregon Agency's New Mental Health Crisis Response Policy Urges De-escalation
The Portland (Ore.) Police Bureau has drafted a much-expanded policy that stresses the need for officers to recognize behaviors "characteristic'' of mental illness and safely de-escalate encounters.
January 6, 2015
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