The Cheektowaga Police Department's wellness program provides crucial mental health support to first responders in Western New York.

If they see a gap, or a need, many law enforcement entities partner with organizations like NAMI. After a man experiencing a mental health ... officers how to appropriately communicate with people ...

How can you prevent ... ways mentally ill individuals may be treated by law enforcement? Created with Sketch. U.S. police officers are regularly called in response to mental health crises.

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have reintroduced the Reauthorizing Supporting and Treating ...

An assortment of law enforcement officers, first responders and workers in adjacent agencies gathered at the Police Department this past week to receive training in getting the mentally ill the ...

Austin leaders have asked for a review of city responses to mental health calls. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact) A review of ...

A Maine Monitor analysis finds the number of weapons restriction orders statewide has jumped from an average of two to 32 per ...

The bill introduced by Democratic state Senator Jennifer Boysko would provide a way to avoid jail time for those with a mental illness ... law enforcement. "The class of people that's intended to be ...

Law enforcement ... to mental health for not only the citizens, but the officers," Harvey said, adding that an officer will experience at least 188 critical incidents in their career that can ...

When Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago, talking about mental health wasn’t something that happened regularly. After being elected to his ...