Public mental health crises that are successfully diffused by first responders often aren’t the ones that you hear about. For ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - From July 14 to July 18, first responders throughout Nicholas County are receiving a comprehensive Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, according to a press release ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The work law enforcement officers do inside the Hancock County Jail can become dangerous if situations get out of hand. Officials note some 80% of inmates are dealing with some form ...

The training was made possible through grant funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which covers overtime costs required to maintain patrol staffing while ...

CRISIS CONTROL: Crisis intervention training is designed to improve safety for emergency responders, like law enforcement, and to be a jail diversion program for people who are in crisis. Photo ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Deputies explain how the Crisis Intervention Training trains law enforcement on how to interact individuals dealing with a mental health crisis when receiving an on duty ...

A man’s screams echo throughout the jail; he appears to be struggling with some kind of mental illness. He points to people around him, repeating: “You took them! You took them!” Hunkered down in a ...

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 ...

The Baltimore Police Department has made “substantial progress” in how its officers respond to people with behavioral health issues but fallen short of getting enough officers to take advanced ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The annual Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) basic academy for local Montana first responders concluded Friday. NBC Montana attended Friday’s crisis intervention training to watch ...