The Philadelphia Police Department piloted its Crisis Intervention Teams on the Behavioral Health Unit a little more than two ...

Crisis intervention training is a tool law enforcement uses across greater Cincinnati and more officers are being trained in Hamilton County.

A wave of new bills throughout the country would establish peer networks, crisis hotlines and insurance coverage for ...

Washington's Senate unanimously passes HB 1811 for mental health crisis management, awaiting Governor's signature.

“So I spend a lot of time explaining the nature of mental health ... intervention. For now, the Holladays are left waiting and hoping that the next time their daughter ends up in crisis, the ...

They form the foundation of the nonprofit’s CALM program, which aims to educate community members on how to de-escalate encounters with people experiencing a mental health episode. The program — open ...

Participants also learned about community support programs that are available to help with mental health and crisis intervention, such as the Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) in Hamilton.

They may contact mental health services such as the crisis team. If an ambulance is called but the paramedics need more support police might come with them. Early intervention in psychosis teams (EIT) ...