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• Reasonable response, even if not perfect, entitles officers to judgement

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  The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject's rights under the Fourth Amendment

• 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.

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  How this agency is overcoming the recruitment challenge

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  Unlike most agencies, Summerville PD in South Carolina has few problems in finding and hiring top-quality candidates to the force. Here are some of the reasons Summerville PD is competing favorably for talent.

• San Francisco transit cop tries to help homeless, mentally ill, drug addicts

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  BART Senior Officer Eric Hofstein has spent years patrolling downtown stations, trying to assist people in crisis

• 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.”

• Court approves officers’ use of force to restrain a possibly mentally ill subject who died during the struggle

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  Court ruled the officers had probable cause to detain the subject for his own safety and the legal power to use reasonable force to accomplish that detention

• 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"

• Gunman accused of ambushing New Orleans cops booked into mental ward

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  Officials didn't elaborate on why the man, who is suspected of wounding an officer, was being detained in that section

• LA County moves forward on re-imagining 911 call-in system

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  A new call system isn't imminent, but mental health officials have been directed to start identifying ways to shift mental health crisis calls away from police

• Critical incidents: Healing through seminar and peer support

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  Described as an experiential workshop for officers who have ‘been there,’ the Post Critical Incident Seminar is a three-day event for officers who are ‘feeling stuck’

• Shift Briefing Series: Police welfare checks

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  Understanding community care, emergency aid and exigent circumstances will help officers make better legal and tactical decisions

• Suspect who shot federal officer at courthouse is mentally ill, family says

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  The man opened fire because he believed the officer, who was inspecting a UPS truck, "was harassing him," records allege

• How to train to safely de-escalate someone in crisis

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  A new program from VirTra teaches officers how to recognize mental health challenges and how to respond appropriately

• Retired Calif. police officer shoots son to defend wife

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  The man told investigators that his son, who has psychiatric issues, had previously used a bludgeoning weapon to assault his parents

• Realistic law enforcement de-escalation: Learning from the mental health profession

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  De-escalation and communication skills are key in the fast-paced, unpredictable world of emergency psychiatry

• Protect your mental health: Stop saying these 5 things

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  The first step toward overcoming mental illness involves pushing back against stigmatizing self-talk

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