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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness (LEMHWA) Program …

(8 days ago) webThe Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (LEMHWA) was signed into law in January 2018, recognizing that law enforcement agencies need and deserve support in their ongoing efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of their …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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Delivering Behavioral Health Bureau of Justice Assistance

(Just Now) webDelivering Behavioral Health. Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) strategies offer behavioral health care providers, at the state and local levels the opportunity to improve …

https://bja.ojp.gov/program/pmhc/behavioral-health

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Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) Toolkit

(2 days ago) webThe PMHC Toolkit provides resources for law enforcement agencies to partner with service providers, advocates, and individuals with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The goal of …

https://bja.ojp.gov/program/pmhc

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Mental Health Division – Houston Police Department

(7 days ago) webThe Crisis Intervention Training Unit trains more than 5,600 law enforcement personnel annually. As HPD services as one of 14 Council of State Governments Learning Sites, …

https://www.houstoncit.org/

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Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health …

(6 days ago) webLearn more about this program and its impact in a February 2024 podcast episode and blog post.. The Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response …

https://bja.ojp.gov/program/connect-and-protect/overview

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) webA Washington Post analysis found that one-quarter of people fatally shot by U.S. police in 2015 were mentally ill or in emotional crisis. Many police officers, meanwhile, have expressed

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/mental-health-crisis-police-intervention/622842/

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Building mental health into emergency responses

(5 days ago) webThe San Antonio Police Department has an internal mental health unit with an assigned sergeant, two detectives, 10 patrol officers, and three civilian clinicians who are master’s-level professional counselors.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/07/emergency-responses

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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: …

(9 days ago) webLocation of the mental health and wellness unit, program, or services . . . . . 3 The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 stands as a marker of the growth …

https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/RIC/Publications/cops-p371-pub.pdf

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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs - NAMI

(9 days ago) webThe lack of mental health crisis services across the U.S. has resulted in law enforcement officers serving as first responders to most crises. A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Crisis-Intervention/Crisis-Intervention-Team-(CIT)-Programs

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Case studies of two police officer wellness programs

(2 days ago) webIn 2020, the agency was awarded a grant from the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program to improve delivery and access to mental …

https://www.police1.com/smash-the-stigma/articles/case-studies-how-two-law-enforcement-agencies-built-effective-officer-wellness-teams-TaN2hkbDdo0pyUNc/

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Mental Health Unit - Police Department - City of Madison, Wisconsin

(Just Now) webThe mission of the Madison Police Department Mental Health Unit is to provide a coordinated, professional and compassionate police response to individuals affected by …

https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/community/mentalhealth/

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Law enforcement enlists mental health experts to help save lives …

(5 days ago) webThe law passed by the General Assembly does not mandate that law enforcement departments set up their own co-responder units for multiple reasons. As …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/06/08/law-enforcement-enlists-mental-health-experts-help-save-lives-paradigm-shift-in

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RESPONDING TO INDIVIDUALS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH …

(Just Now) webinteractions with law enforcement alone.9 In a win for both the individual and law enforcement, Johnson County, Kansas’s Mental Health Co-responder program shows …

https://www.theiacp.org/sites/default/files/SJCResponding%20to%20Individuals.pdf

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Mental Health Unit

(5 days ago) webThe overall goal of this unit is to improve the safety of officers and community members while reducing the number of calls for police service related to mental health crises. …

https://www.leoncountyso.com/Departments/Law-Enforcement/Mental-Health-Unit

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How Police Alternatives to Mental Health Calls Are Growing in the …

(Just Now) webMeanwhile, the B-HEARD program in New York City, which is just three years old in a diverse city of 8.5 million, responded to roughly a quarter of mental health calls …

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/03/23/police-emergency-mental-health-911

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Mobile Crisis Teams: Providing an Alternative to Law Enforcement …

(5 days ago) webIn 2020, Congress passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, creating 988 as the nationwide number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis response. This …

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2022/Mobile-Crisis-Teams-Providing-an-Alternative-to-Law-Enforcement-for-Mental-Health-Crises

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SAPD Mental Health Unit officers regularly diverted from mental …

(9 days ago) webTPR. San Antonio Police Department Mental Health Unit officers are being diverted to non-mental health call tasks, like taking calls from the intelligence-gathering …

https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-09/sapd-mental-health-unit-officers-regularly-diverted-from-mental-health-calls-to-other-tasks

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Mental Health - Sheriff's Office

(5 days ago) webLaw Enforcement. Our Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a unit of specially trained deputies committed to safely and effectively addressing the needs of persons with mental …

https://www.tcsheriff.org/services/public-resources/mental-health

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Law Enforcement- Mental Health Learning Sites - Bureau of …

(Just Now) webThe Law Enforcement-Mental Health Learning Site program is. a national resource for law enforcement and behavioral health agencies looking to tailor response models and …

https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/document/Program-Overview-Law-Enforcement-Mental-Health-Learning-Sites.pdf

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Crisis Response Program - Omaha - Region 6, Nebraska

(4 days ago) webProvides immediate therapeutic intervention for mental illness and substance use disorder crises. Available services include: 24/7 mobile crisis response team for law …

https://region6.ne.networkofcare.org/mh/services/agency.aspx?pid=CrisisResponseProgram_2_840_0

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Law Enforcement Deaths by Suicide CNA

(9 days ago) webThoen et al. (2020) reported that 12.4 percent of surveyed police officers expressed a likelihood of future suicide attempts, with 13.2 percent acknowledging …

https://www.cna.org/reports/2024/03/law-enforcement-deaths-by-suicide

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Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use …

(6 days ago) webThe Allegheny County jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of force and restraint under a proposed …

https://www.mcall.com/2024/03/20/allegheny-county-promises-more-mental-health-support-less-use-of-force-at-its-jail/

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Secure Mental Health Unit - Nebraska Department of Correctional …

(2 days ago) webThe Secure Mental Health unit is used to house inmates diagnosed with a serious mental illness or significant developmental/organic disability who are not currently suited to be …

https://www.corrections.nebraska.gov/secure-mental-health-unit

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Forensic Behavioral Health, Inc.

(7 days ago) web1410 East Gold Coast Rd Suite 300 Papillion, NE 68046 Phone: (402) 557-6027 Fax: (402) 557-6028 www.fbhnebraska.com

http://www.fbhnebraska.com/

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Inslee signs new gun laws, including ban at transit facilities

(3 days ago) webHouse Bill 1903 requires gun owners to report lost or stolen guns to law enforcement within 24 hours of when they discover the theft or loss — compared with a …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-signs-new-gun-laws-including-ban-at-transit-facilities-libraries/

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FY24 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training …

(9 days ago) webThis program supports law enforcement, correctional officers, probation and parole, and sheriff’s departments in effectively partnering with mental health, substance …

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-172044

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