Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)

This was the second call to the house within weeks involving the suspect, who had a criminal history and falsely claimed to work for the CIA, DEA and FBI

Many police agencies have seen the benefits of having social workers on staff to increase law enforcement effectiveness when dealing with subjects experiencing mental illness

Using a centralized incident management and response platform, law enforcement and mental health organizations can locate resources for individuals in crisis

A motive is still unclear, but police say the man had a history of mental illness

Mayor Eric Adams says he wants LEOs and medics to more aggressively get severely mentally ill individuals off the streets and subways and into treatment

Mental health technicians will help officers decide if a person needs to be taken to a hospital for evaluation

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

Deputy Chris Mobley was on his way home when he saw a man dive out of a moving van; Mobley tried to help the man, who later stole his gun and threatened to kill himself

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

The officers, who spent close to 90 minutes talking to the man, had just gone through training for this type of situation

Law enforcement officers and paramedics regularly encounter profoundly agitated patients and need the medications to treat those patients as well as the support of their organizations

"This is one of those changes in policing we will continue to see grow because of the national attention around police response to mental crisis calls."

Police response to these medical emergencies should focus on intervention and treatment of the patient

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

The film follows two Texas police officers in their quest to improve outcomes for mental crisis calls