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A county police officer and a mental health professional ride together to better approach those struggling with a mental crisis. 
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A group of 13 heroic Michigan truckers stopped their vehicles in the middle of I-696 to create both a wall and a makeshift platform.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists suicide as the 10th leading cause of death among Americans.
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Members of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office completed a week-long crisis intervention training session in Montgomery.According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, Investigator Brent Snead and Corrections Officer Josh Parker participated, learning an innovative, police-based crisis intervention model with community, health care and advocacy partnerships.Up to 40 percent of law enforcement work involves people in crisis or experiencing a mental illness, yet most officers who respond to these calls
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A crisis team intervention pilot program in Indianapolis has released initial findings.
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Fresno Police are making strides to help with mental health emergencies. This week the Fresno County Board of Supervisors officially approved a partnership between Fresno County Department o
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SAN BENITO — The past two weeks have been busy for San Benito school district officials.
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How Portland police deal with people with mental health issues changed dramatically after the 2006 death of James Chasse in police custody.Chasse suffered from schizophrenia. He was arrested for urinating in public.The U.S. Justice Department found police
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in southern Wisconsin are using mental health officers and crisis intervention training to improve interactions with people who are mentally ill.
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"Law enforcement's going in blind. I've never seen one of my clients shirtless and screaming at me, but these guys have. I think society needs to realize, all of us need to realize, that first responders see the best of us and they see the worst of us." — John Ellis, University of Akron social work professor of instruction.
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The Women’s Aid Organisation is inviting women to train as respondents on their helpline, to help support victims of violence.
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Dottie Stafford, sexual assault advocacy coordinator at Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia, answers questions about her organization.
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Crisis intervention calls are on the rise in Johnson County. The sheriff's office annual report, released this week, says they went up from 19 in 2015 to 81 in 2017.
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Massey told dispatch that he suffers from bipolar disorder
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Tim LeslieJillian Peterson and James Densley highlighted a critical issue in their March 23 Community Voices piece “Police crisis intervention training: We need a new paradigm, not a new building.”
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LEAD — School safety was high on the agenda at Tuesday’s Lead-Deadwood School Board meeting.
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Forty people from a host of agencies completed Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.) Training Friday.
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CHEEKTOWAGA - The Town of Cheektowaga Police Department has announced that it has completed goals set by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to ensure successful interactions between police officers and persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
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BENTON TOWNSHIP — The Berrien County Suicide Prevention Coalition will meet noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, to hear from representatives from agencies involved in emergency responses to 911 emergency line
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Officers can then be heard giving the suspect a series of commands before shooting him
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HB41, a bill that will ensure all Utah’s suicide help lines will be available 27/7, 365, passed in the House on Friday, Jan. 26.
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