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

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

Patrol

Denver Sending Civilians, Not Police to Some Mental Health Calls

Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen says when it comes to crisis calls that do not involve a weapon or threat to other community members police may not always be the best response.

June 12, 2019