WOODLAWN. OFFICER JOAQUIN PRUDENTE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY NEARLY A YEAR AGO. NO, HE MADE A DIFFICULT CAREER CHOICE. I JUST WANTED TO BE A PART OF A CHANGE. I KNOW POLICING HAD A BAD STIGMA. HIS ...

Wake Forest police officers complete 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team training to better manage mental health crises.

WASHINGTON — To help military police and other first responders care for individuals experiencing a crisis, the Special Victims Capabilities Division at the U.S. Army Military Police School developed ...

The weeklong, 40 hour training is facilitated by Valley HealthCare System in partnership with Trigon Training Group and the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said six of their officers graduated from Crisis Intervention Team training on Friday. They said the training takes around 40 hours to complete. It ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - On Wednesday, LMPD released body camera video that have a first look at how LMPD officers responded to a moment of crisis for 55-year-old Daniel Gish. When officers arrived to ...

ORLANDO, Fla — Gail Reed opened her garage door on a Friday late in the afternoon to two deputies enquiring about a person who was threatening to kill themselves. Reed, surprised, said she believed ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Nearly half of the calls Shreveport police receive involve mental health crises, leading the department to ramp up efforts to train all officers in crisis intervention. The training ...

Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger, center, and Lata Menon, CEO of First Choice Services, left, talked to a group of local mental health officials, local law enforcement and others at the Wood ...

LĪHUʻE, Hawaii (KHON2) — On Jun. 7, 14, the Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) hosted a training that allowed individuals to become a certified member of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Download the ...

PITTFIELD — Crisis intervention training for law enforcement and first responders has resumed in Berkshire County after a pandemic-imposed hiatus. The first iteration of the training is taking place ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Police Chief Troendle said last month a SWAT officer was forced to shoot and kill Erica Allen, who had a knife. He said the officer acted to save children. He called it a mental ...