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• Another officer dies by suicide after responding to Capitol attack

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  Officer Jeffrey Smith is one of two police officers who took their own lives in the aftermath

• Why defunding the police won’t fix mental healthcare

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  LEOs often interact with the same mentally ill individuals again and again. Here are three solutions for breaking the cycle.

• Texas PD releases video of fatal OIS on mental health call

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  Officer Reynaldo Contreras first tried using a TASER to subdue the subject but it was ineffective

• This officer’s partner is a mental health counselor

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  “The counselors give us more tools to use, so we get the best possible outcome.”

• Off-duty Capitol Police officer dies in apparent suicide

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  The officer, Howard Liebengood, was 51

• Why mindset matters most when it comes to your health

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  It is possible to find the time, energy and motivation to focus on your health - here's how

• New St. Louis program to divert mental health calls away from 911

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  An accompanying co-responder program will partner behavioral health professionals with officers

• Detroit city, police officials unveil mental health response team initiative

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  The initiative will focus on responding to calls involving the mentally ill, dealing with 911 calls made by people with mental illness and helping get services to the homeless

• How will police grants be impacted in 2021?

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  Grant applicants must identify, understand and objectively address contemporary political, social and financial issues in the grant application process

• Chicago revises mental health response plan to include responder teams without police

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  The city will go forward with both a pilot program that excludes police and a separate co-responder plan that includes police officers, paramedics and mental health professionals

• What are the symptoms of PTSD?

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  Here are the signs to look for

• NYC to send EMS, mental health personnel to some mental health calls instead of police

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  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the pilot program on Tuesday, calling the new approach "a big change in how things are done"

• Chicago cop stabbed while answering mental health call

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  The officer was taken to a hospital in fair condition, police said

• Fla. sheriff’s unit offers social services aid to head off arrests

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  The unit consists of five specially trained behavioral health deputies, five homeless outreach deputies and three behavioral health care managers

• 'A perfect storm': Pandemic is making it harder to kick drugs

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  Substance abuse prevention advocates say that increased isolation and a decrease in services is likely to create more relapses

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