The Grovetown Police Department hosted a “Behind the Badge” seminar to address mental health challenges facing law ...

Rural police departments in WNC say embedded social workers connect people with services officers can’t provide, ease crises and reduce repeat calls.

Senate Bill 1164 is a law that is getting both support and pushback here in the Valley. It allows law enforcement to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — , for the more than 3,200 people it says are on its staff, including police officers. JSO tells Action News Jax it started a Health and Wellness Unit back in April in the hopes ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new Texas law lowers the bar for police intervention during a mental health crisis. Senate Bill 1164, which recently went into effect, changes the threshold for when law ...

The Jefferson City Police Department's Community Resource Unit has assisted around 900 people since it launched in 2023. The unit's primary goal is to respond to mental health crisis calls in the ...

Approximately five years ago, a multi-disciplinary team of federal and local law enforcement professionals, psychologists, and researchers began collaborating to raise awareness about mental health ...

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More funding for mental health is still needed to help improve public safety, Gov. Josh Stein said Thursday in Greenville, as he highlighted efforts by local law enforcement and health care workers ...

For over half a century, families and friends desperate for help with a loved one in the throes of a mental health crisis had few options. As health professionals, resource groups and law enforcement ...