When law enforcement officers respond to calls, they can encounter people who are experiencing a mental health crisis or have ...

Belpre Police Chief Michael Stump, left, Dustin Lloyd, Brayden Gerber, Jan Holden, Josh Mays, Warren Moyer III, and Caleb Smith at CIT training graduation on May 23. Erica Boyd also graduated from the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Nearly 30 northwest Ohio first responders are now better equipped to handle a person in crisis. On Friday, Officer Wyatt Saylor worked through a scenario given to him by a professional ...

The calls can widely vary for crisis intervention deputies. It could be mental illness, a suicide, a suicide attempt or a juvenile problem. Sometimes it can be overdoses. Whenever the three crisis ...

The New Raymer/Stoneham Fire Protection District Chaplain Team will be hosting their second Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 and 22, 2022. The second ...

Editor's note: This story deals with the issues of suicide and mental health. If you need help, and this is an emergency, please call 911 or one of the helplines listed at the bottom of this story.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Multiple law enforcement agencies and community partners in Evansville are taking part in Crisis Intervention Training this week. Officials say the training is meant to ...

The Evansville Police Department is focusing on mental health for officers and people in the community who may need their help. CIT Training Program is a 40-hour ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Police Department and Fire Department leaders detailed the 40 hour mental health training that some first responders have completed so far. During a news conference on ...

The training teaches skills in de-escalation, empathy and suicide prevention.