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 ...

Waukesha County police officers participated in Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to improve responses to mental health crises. CIT training aims to reduce arrests and the use of force while ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police officers and first responders in Centre County received certificates of completion after 40 hours of crisis intervention training. The program, held at the Ferguson ...

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CONWAY, Ark. — An Arkansas police department is putting mental health awareness month front and center when it comes to how officers are prepared for the job. It's called Crisis Intervention Training ...

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 ...

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 ...

As mental illness crises become a more dominant force in society, police have realized normal tactics of dealing with individuals just aren't going to work when officers are called to assist with ...

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 ...

Bowling Green Police Department Officer Dale Barbiea has been named the state’s Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year, earning recognition for his work in responding to emergencies involving ...