Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle.

Newly approved federal funding includes $3.75 million for a new Victorville Police Department facility, as well as mental ...

A new study has found that while police officers play a vital role in responding to mental health emergencies, a lack of coordination between agencies is hampering efforts to provide effective care.

When they lose one of their own in the line of duty, Indiana Fraternal Order of Police President William Owensby said it ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Briana Fair, a mental health clinician with the San Mateo Police Department, received a dozen voicemails from the ...

The clinicians have been responding with officers to people having mental or emotional crises – an option for getting people ...

Partners in Care pairs mental health counselors with Metro police officers to respond when someone may be in crisis.

Two 911 calls for help ended with police at the door. Experts say dispatch rules and limited B-HEARD coverage leave few ...

In Cambridge, the city’s Police Department is addressing the mental health of officers. The department announced they’ve ...

Therapist Luke Forney (left) and responder Evan Thiessen drive to a home in Bozeman, Mont. after receiving a call about a resident having a psychiatric crisis. The mobile crisis team in Bozeman has ...