Emotionally overwhelmed, an Indiana woman dialed a mental health hotline. She didn’t find the help she was looking for and ...

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

On this February morning, Cordero rushed to the bridge as a member of the Crisis Intervention Response Team to help responding patrol officers. CIRT teams, who drive SUVs without police lights and ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis ... overdose prevention centers and heroin-assisted ...

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On a frigid February morning, Vanity Cordero, a Philadelphia police officer, heard a call over the radio for a man threatening to jump from a bridge. The details sounded ...

Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT) members Therapist Krystian Gardner, right, and Philadelphia Police Officer Vanity Cordero move to their vehicle near the start of their shift in Philadelphia, ...

On this February morning, Cordero rushed to the bridge as a member of the Crisis Intervention Response Team to help responding patrol officers. CIRT teams, who drive SUVs without police lights and ...