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 ...

For its work diverting citizens in crisis away from the criminal justice system, the Anne Arundel County Crisis Intervention Team was awarded the highest-possible certification for a program of its ...

READING, Pa. – Police and other entities in Berks County took part in special training Tuesday at the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Reading. The crisis intervention training teaches ...

When law enforcement officers respond to calls, they can encounter people who are experiencing a mental health crisis or have ...

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Lisa Kelso, a licensed therapist who put together and leads the city of Henderson’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Team. The MCIT was formed to address some ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - LMPD released body camera video on Wednesday showing the moment Sgt. Kristopher Pedigo shot 55-year-old Daniel Gish during an incident on April 26th. Police say Gish was ...

The infamous Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire of 1942 not only marked one of the darkest days in American history but also lit the fuse for the birth of organized crisis intervention. Yet, as we navigate ...

NAMPA, Idaho — In one of Idaho's largest cities, police want to restructure how they help the growing number of people experiencing mental health crises. "It's a huge number of our community that ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. For decades, Reachout of St. Lawrence County answered the phone calls from people in crisis. But ...

Research indicates that immediate crisis intervention plays a crucial role in enhancing the effectiveness of addiction treatment. The addiction crisis intervention research highlights the importance ...

This story was updated to correct the officer's name who responded to Marquis Rivera's apartment, as well as correct a statement about the number of officers who have been through crisis intervention ...

In my three-part series on suicide assessment, I introduced a framework to guide assessment and explored how to gather information and formulate risk to plan with your client for safety. Safety ...