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Tag: Crisis Intervention Training
Special Units
Coffee Break with Police Experts: Building a Better CIT Program
At ILEETA 2023 POLICE contributor Doug Wyllie discusses building better Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) with Nicholas Greco of C3 Education Research. Topics include why every officer is not a fit for CIT. The importance of the team aspects of CIT.
June 23, 2023
Patrol
10 Tips for Responding to Mental Health Crisis Calls
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is a model for other agencies that want to learn about crisis intervention and mental health crisis response. Sgt. Jose Gomez shares the story of their programs and provides 10 tips for mental health crisis call response
June 2, 2023
Patrol
DART Removes Common Barriers to Firearms Training
Digimation / DART Range
Digimation's DART provides options for police while overcoming barriers to training.
March 17, 2023
Webinars
Best Practices for Active Shooter Response and Police Training
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November 10, 2022
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Training
AL Department Uses Grants and Collaboration to Train Officers for Mental Health Calls
“We have to improve the perception of how people see law enforcement as well. I think this is one of the things that helps us do that when we are approaching things differently in the correct way, like this, as opposed to responding or reacting to these calls in a way that is counterproductive to the individual and the family.”
June 16, 2022
Patrol
Improving Response to Mental Health Incidents
Law enforcement agencies across America are searching for more effective ways to handle calls about individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
December 8, 2021
Patrol
Counselors and Police to Respond to Oklahoma City Mental Health Calls
Officers will continue to be on scene to respond to criminal activity and safety concerns. But in cases of non-violent mental health emergencies, they will call on a mobile crisis team for support.
December 7, 2021
Patrol
Tampa Offering Signing Bonus to Mental Health Professionals Willing to Team with Patrol Officers
The Tampa Police Department will soon have officers and mental health professionals in the same vehicle on patrol.
July 28, 2021
Patrol
Some 911 Calls in Chicago to be Answered by Mental Health Professionals Instead of Police
In one pilot program starting this fall, a paramedic will be dispatched with a mental health clinician for “behavioral health calls.” In another, a paramedic will work with a “recovery specialist” on calls involving substance abuse.
July 14, 2021
Patrol
Illinois Agency Adds 2 Mental Health Professionals to the Ranks
Officers with the Brookhaven (IL) Police Department will now have the assistance of two mental health professionals when responding to calls involving persons in mental distress.
October 27, 2020
Special Units
Social Workers Will Soon be Accompanying Raleigh Police on Some 911 Calls
The eight-person team will have a supervising sergeant, a detective, three social workers and three police officers, said Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown.
August 19, 2020
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
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