Belpre Police Chief Michael Stump, left, Dustin Lloyd, Brayden Gerber, Jan Holden, Josh Mays, Warren Moyer III, and Caleb Smith at CIT training graduation on May 23. Erica Boyd also graduated from the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Nearly 30 northwest Ohio first responders are now better equipped to handle a person in crisis. On Friday, Officer Wyatt Saylor worked through a scenario given to him by a professional ...

Not too long ago, when Chief Robert Johnston of Linesville Police Department was first given the chance to take part in training with the Crawford County Human Services Crisis Intervention Team, his ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email WASHINGTON — To help military police and other first responders care for individuals experiencing a crisis, the ...

The calls can widely vary for crisis intervention deputies. It could be mental illness, a suicide, a suicide attempt or a juvenile problem. Sometimes it can be overdoses. Whenever the three crisis ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police officers and first responders in Centre County received certificates of completion after ...

Editor's note: This story deals with the issues of suicide and mental health. If you need help, and this is an emergency, please call 911 or one of the helplines listed at the bottom of this story.

May 1—Only a handful of Joplin police had training in crisis intervention before an officer fatally shot a resident with mental health issues during a 2019 streetside struggle in a north Joplin ...

We have a lot packed into this Weekend Edition of The Joplin Globe. Debby Woodin takes a look at Crisis Intervention Training for police. It's designed to help those who are experiencing emotional or ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Police Department and Fire Department leaders detailed the 40 hour mental health training that some first responders have completed so far. During a news conference on ...

Beyond CIT training, departments are working to make the mental wellbeing of officers part of the larger mental-health picture within law enforcement. “Here’s a thing about law enforcement: They’re ...