By Stephanie Brien
Journal-Times
RACINE, Wisc. — “Turn your voices on,” Racine Police Officer Chris Cronin told two fellow officers at a special police training last week.
She was referring to MP3 players that simulated the experience of hearing voices, which is a symptom of schizophrenia.
It was part of Racine County’s first weeklong Crisis Intervention Team training, which is training for a core group of officers from across the county to recognize people with mental illnesses and help prevent those people from ending up in the hospital or jail.
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