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

MARIETTA – More than a dozen law enforcement officers from five local agencies are now better prepared to recognize mental illness and respond to calls involving citizens with mental health issues.

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) -Law enforcement agencies across the Pine Belt learned how to serve and protect those during a critical time. Friday, 16 law enforcement members graduated from the week-long ...

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 ...

Mental illness is a contributing factor in 17 calls, on average, that New Orleans police officers respond to daily, according to the department.Officials said that if that trend continues, police ...