Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)
The Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) topic examines and explains the nature of people with social, mental or behavioral problems and equips cops with the tools they need to safely handle these subjects.
A premature rush to routinely dispatch psychologists and social workers to the scene of potentially lethal police-citizen encounters may be a matter of misapplied good intentions
The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject
Under a new mandate, California mental health agencies stand to lose funding if they collaborate with law enforcement. Here’s why that is a mistake
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
Read about a cop’s savvy crisis response, a heartbreaking friendship and more from this week’s news
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“My concern was not about my safety. We just had to do what we had to do,” said Deputy Nicolas Reynolds
Deputies will use iPads to give people in crisis access to a mental health professional
“When I talk to our taxpayers, they ask, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’”
Galveston mental health professionals, paramedics and city police officers will work together
The documentary “Crisis Cops” that follows Officers Joe Smarro and Ernie Stevens prompted one viewer to put pen to paper
Officers can help a person in crisis while achieving the goal of voluntary compliance by taking things SLOW
Medical experts testified that the 500-milligram dose of ketamine administered by an Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic caused McClain’s death
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Falsehoods and myths when responding to mentally ill or suicidal subject calls for service
“Tim, put the gun down. Put it down, right now, I am begging you, please, put the gun down,” an officer can be heard saying in the body camera footage
A man clinging high above the East River prompted a response from special ops
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
“It was a real bizarre call and scary time for her,” said Officer Nathan Kirby-Glatkowski. “I deeply wanted to get this woman to a hospital”
“I’m glad legislators have had an open mind to listen to what is actually happening in the field and to respond,” Gov. Jay Inslee said
Months before killing six students, a 15-year-old gunman went to his parents for help but was rebuffed, investigators said
New grant funding will help police provide services to individuals struggling with mental health or who are in crisis
Next month, the team of mental health workers will grow three-fold and expand its coverage area
Deputies can now connect with a mental health professional 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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