SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — When someone in San Diego calls 911 for a mental-health crisis, a police officer might not arrive alone. The Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, better known as PERT, pairs a ...

A weeklong Crisis Intervention Team course in Elkhart County trained 26 first responders in de-escalation, suicide prevention ...

Crisis Intervention Training graduates, from left, front row, Officer Keith Stoffer, Officer Emmanuel Hernandez, Officer Stephanie Ohara, Officer Jordan Wilkeson, Officer Alycia Bailes, Officer Emily ...

A new partnership between the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, the Boone Police Department, and the Mediation and Restorative ...

Ruben Peeler’s downstairs neighbor and landlords knew he needed help — help they couldn’t provide. So they did what they thought they were supposed to do, calling 911 on multiple occasions as the ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office recently conducted a 40-hour crisis intervention training to equip deputies with skills for handling mental health crises.

There were at least 1,800 teams nationwide trained to respond to mental health crises in 2023. But financial support is often inadequate and inconsistent, leaving many communities struggling to keep ...

Two dozen law enforcement officers and first responders graduated this year from the Crisis Intervention Training academy, hosted by the Twin Falls Police Department alongside St. Luke’s Health System ...

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) — A local hotel was evacuated Wednesday morning after reports of a man threatening guests with a firearm triggered a heavy police response. The incident ended peacefully when ...

Jabez Chakraborty was experiencing a mental health crisis. A family member called 911 requesting an ambulance, but NYPD officers were first to respond. The moment an officer came in the front door, ...