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From
journalstar.com Date
3/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
A program in which Lincoln police refer people with mental illness for voluntary help has reduced the chance officers will need to take the same people into emergency protective custody, a department study has found. The study examined the department's collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Nebraska's REAL program. REAL is an acronym for respond, empower, advocate and listen, which launched in 2011.
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From
thecrimereport.org Date
3/6/2018 12:00:00 AM
Some sheriff’s deputies in Houston have been using a new tool to respond to calls that involve mentally ill individuals. An iPad. In December 2017, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston, Tx., began equipping deputies with iPads as part of a pilot program aimed at developing new forms of intervention for mentally ill individuals who become involved with law enforcement.
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From
heraldcourier.com Date
2/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
Law enforcement officials across the Mountain Empire are struggling with state laws requiring their officers to conduct mental health transports, which are limiting manpower and straining budgets.
“Essentially, we’re an ambulance with guns,” said Abingdon Police Chief Tony Sullivan, whose officers regularly transport individuals across the state to mental health facilities.
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From
ksl.com Date
1/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
Orem police detective Jeremy Jamison is learning to sift crimes from crises. In recent months, he has carved a role as a mental health officer building relationships with people experiencing issues that can be addressed with medication, therapy, housing or other resources.Jamison serves as one of the coordinators for the Crisis Intervention Training, a 40-hour weeklong course for officers.
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From
usatoday.com Date
6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
The relentless pressures of prison life on inmates’ mental health — gang violence, solitary confinement and arbitrary discipline, among them — have long been subjects for psychological and academic research. But the cumulative impact on corrections officers, including an apparent high rate of suicide, has rarely been studied in depth.
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From
azcentral.com Date
4/10/2017 12:00:00 AM
Nearly half of mentally ill individuals who said they had contact with Phoenix police said the officers actually made the situation worse, according to a city survey. The survey, conducted by the Phoenix Mayor’s Commission on Disability Issues, questioned 244 individuals with mental-health issues found in Phoenix mental health clinics, residential programs and those who were homeless. Of those, 51 percent had at least one encounter with police and 24 percent had three or more.
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From
gazette.com Date
2/18/2017 12:00:00 AM
A knife-wielding boy lunged at Police Lt. Daniel Gannon. But instead of using force, Lt. Gannon calmed the boy, kept him contained and persuaded him to drop the knife. Although he could have used his weapon, Gannon relied on another tool - the Mental Health First Aid training he received a few months earlier. He credited the training as a key factor in his ability to safely resolve this potentially violent incident.
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From
twcnews.com Date
5/10/2016 12:00:00 AM
When law enforcement respond to calls, there's no telling what they'll be met with. More and more, there's a subject with a mental illness. "There's crises everyday and the encounters between law enforcement and these folks, it's a regular occurrence," said Albany County Director of Mental Health Stephen Giordano. Monday, Albany County launched a Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) program for law enforcement agencies to better deal with situations involving mentally ill subjects.
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From
nytiems.com Date
4/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
The 911 caller had reported a man with a samurai sword, lunging at people on the waterfront.
It was evening, and when the police arrived, they saw the man pacing the beach and called to him. He responded by throwing a rock at the embankment where they stood. They shouted to him from a sheriff’s boat; he threw another rock. They told him to drop the sword; he said he would kill them. He started to leave the beach, and after warning him,
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From
globalnews.ca (Canada) Date
2/6/2016 12:00:00 AM
At least four paramedics and four police officers have killed themselves this year across Canada. And those are just the ones we know about. “These are the suicides that have been reported to us that we are able to confirm,” says Vince Savoia, founder and executive director of The Tema Conter Memorial Trust. Toronto Police Const. Darius Garda’s body was pulled from Lake Ontario Thursday, the third death of an Ontario first responder over five days.
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