Crisis Intervention Training

A report found 30% of PDs created programs that either paired specialists — like paramedics or therapists — with police or sent them to incidents in lieu of LEOs

Eyewitnesses to the shooting indicated the police did all that they could to de-escalate the situation before the man charged at the officers

A web-based police training course outlines public safety de-escalation tactics for military veterans in crisis

“It allows our officers to deal with crime versus mental health calls, which are not necessarily our specialty."

In the program, a social work intern from Western Carolina University is placed in a local PD to serve as a community service liaison

The students helped connect officers with resources to divert people from jail into community programs

Bakersfield Police Department's recovery specialist has a special set of skills to field 9-1-1 calls for community members who may need mental health services

One agency is using virtual reality to tackle both

Deputies will use iPads to give people in crisis access to a mental health professional

Officers can help a person in crisis while achieving the goal of voluntary compliance by taking things SLOW

Meet Deputy Gregory Plett, a seven-year veteran of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in California

Police Chief Michel Moore says the programs have been helpful for officers as well

"Addressing mental health is central to what we do as police officers," said Police Chief James White, who is a licensed mental health counselor

The Cambridge Police Clinical Support Unit partners non-sworn clinical professionals with specially trained police officers to reduce the incarceration of vulnerable populations

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Behavioral Sciences Unit launched a successful program that has support from law enforcement, public officials and the community