The 911 call came in from a parent whose son was threatening to kill himself. Typically, a police officer will race to a call like this, assess and stabilize the situation, and most likely request an ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Police Chief Mike Reynolds and social services advocate Steven Jennings were recognized earlier this month by the Arkansas chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department is hoping to recruit a licensed social worker to help them in crisis intervention situations in the field. SLCPD's crisis intervention team has ...

The integration of social workers into law enforcement has a long history dating back to the early 20 th century when August Vollmer known as the “Father of American Policing” stated that police ...

WEST OLIVE — A relatively new program that sends social workers along with police to respond to incidents involving mental health and other complex issues is being launched into the future with a ...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The family of a Nicholasville man shot and killed by police during a mental health crisis last year have said all along that they feel the presence of heavily armed ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In Grand Rapids, police say about a third of their daily calls involve someone with a mental health issue. And because of that, there's a new effort to address the problem. Sgt.

A combined effort between the Utica Police Department and the Neighborhood Center's Mobile Crisis Assessment Team to redirect mental health calls in the city is underway. The Crisis Intervention Team, ...