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Dallas Police Work to Address Mental Health of Officers - Dallas …

(Just Now) WEBThe Dallas Police Department is seeing success with its Wellness Unit, but getting officers to seek help with mental health remains an uphill battle. By Jacob …

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-police-work-to-address-mental-health-of-officers-17275977

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Dallas Crisis Intervention Teams Training for Mental …

(8 days ago) WEBDallas police officials are being trained to respond to mental health emergencies in a reformed manner after past instances. Dallas Police have seen an increase in calls for people experiencing

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-crisis-intervention-teams-training-for-mental-health-calls/3076931/

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New DPD Unit Focused On Mental Health Launches …

(2 days ago) WEBStarting today, the Dallas Police Department will be taking mental health issues more seriously. In association with the Meadows …

https://www.centraltrack.com/how-dallas-is-improving-mental-health-related-first-responding/

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Hundreds of police officers have signed up for Texas mental …

(6 days ago) WEBDallas police earlier this year launched their own wellness initiative, which led to a new unit dedicated to mental health and an additional team of officers who …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-safety/2022/09/08/hundreds-of-police-officers-have-signed-up-for-texas-mental-health-program-officials-say/

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6 years after deadly ambush, Dallas police focus on …

(2 days ago) WEBOfficers say prioritizing mental health feels personal as the department marks six years since a sniper fatally shot DART officer Brent Thompson, 43; and Dallas police officers Michael Krol, 40

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-safety/2022/07/06/6-years-after-deadly-ambush-dallas-police-focus-on-mental-health/

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Retiring Dallas PD Officer to Continue Addressing …

(2 days ago) WEBA bittersweet celebration at the Dallas Police Department Tuesday. Officer Diana Mathis-Thornton who vowed to protect and serve her community, but also the men and women who wear the badge is

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/retiring-dallas-pd-officer-to-continue-addressing-mental-health-of-police-force/3204367/

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Dallas PD Expands Controversial, Though Successful, Mental …

(8 days ago) WEBA study by Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), a non-profit policy research organization in Texas, found that about 17,000 people with mental …

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/dallas-pd-expands-controversial-successful-mental-health-response-program

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How the slayings of 5 officers led Dallas police to focus on mental …

(1 days ago) WEB6:00 AM on Jul 7, 2022 CDT. LISTEN. A new Dallas police program called the “ officer wellness initiative ” seeks to confront trauma officers experience on the job and improve …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-safety/2022/07/07/how-the-slaying-of-5-officers-led-dallas-police-to-focus-on-mental-health/

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Dallas police training non-officers to respond to …

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2019, Dallas Police responded to 13,000 mental health social service calls. In 2021, that number jumped to 18,000 calls to 911 for mental health. This year, Dallas police predict 20,000 calls.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-training-non-officers-to-respond-to-mental-health-calls

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Hundreds of police officers have signed up for Texas mental …

(6 days ago) WEBThis article was originally published by Dallas Morning News on September 8, 2022. Hundreds of officers in Texas have signed up for a new state program that aims …

https://mmhpi.org/topics/in-the-news/hundreds-of-police-officers-have-signed-up-for-texas-mental-health-program-officials-say/

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Dallas police chief calls for more mental health awareness after

(8 days ago) WEBCall 1-800-273-TALK for free and confidential emotional support. A Dallas police officer committed suicide this week just one day after he was involved in a police …

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-chief-calls-for-more-mental-health-awareness-after-officer-commits-suicide

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Violence, Stress, Scrutiny Weigh On Police Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBA 2019 study by the University of Texas at Dallas found that 26% of police officers screened positive for a mental health condition, such as burnout, anxiety, …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/06/14/violence-stress-scrutiny-weigh-on-police-mental-health

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Dallas police officer suicide should be a wake-up call to focus on

(4 days ago) WEBCloser to home, the The Caruth Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas operates the Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network mental health …

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/08/15/dallas-police-officer-suicide-should-be-a-wake-up-call-to-focus-on-health-and-wellness/

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Mental health needs are exploding in Dallas, but new jail diversion

(4 days ago) WEBPolice officers can take nonviolent people accused of criminal trespass to the center, where they get mental and physical health assessments and connect to …

https://www.keranews.org/government/2023-02-16/mental-health-needs-are-exploding-in-dallas-but-new-jail-diversion-center-underutilized

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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 …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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Dallas Police Department Mental Health Awareness Month 2024

(3 days ago) WEBMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Dallas Police Department wants to remind our employees that we are here for them. We want to continue to change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixl-HmZqvrU

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Shamond Lewis went to the Dallas County Jail instead of a mental …

(4 days ago) WEBShamond Lewis had a history of serious mental illness when Dallas police officers arrested him in late September for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. …

https://www.keranews.org/government/2022-12-19/dallas-police-brought-shamond-lewis-to-jail-rather-than-a-mental-health-facility-it-could-have-made-the-difference-between-life-and-death

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Interim Dallas city manager will review punishment of police …

(5 days ago) WEBMembers of Dallas' Community Police Oversight Board and Deputy City Manager Kim Tolbert, sixth from left, gather for the board's monthly meeting at Dallas …

https://www.keranews.org/government/2024-05-14/dallas-police-oversight-dynell-lane-city-manager

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Texas sheriff, state DPS address in-custody death - NBC 5 Dallas …

(5 days ago) WEBWaybourn said this incident highlighted a need for more resources to help mental health patients – other than detention facilities. Johnson’s family and Sheriff …

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-county-custody-death-investigation/3543332/

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Dallas plans to expand this mental health crisis team. Should …

(6 days ago) WEBStarted in 2018 to change how Dallas police respond to the 13,000 mental health crisis calls that emergency dispatch receives each year, the team is on patrol from 7 a.m. until …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/09/18/dallas-plans-to-expand-right-care-program-for-mental-health-crises-should-police-still-be-involved/

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Fort Worth police officer hurt in shootout - MSN

(1 days ago) WEBFORT WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth police officer is out of the hospital and recovering after being injured in a shootout. It happened around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Stop Six …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fort-worth-police-officer-hurt-in-shootout/ar-BB1mIcuo

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Tarrant inmate has mental capacity of child. ‘He needs care.’ Fort

(3 days ago) WEBThe mother of a 21-year-old inmate in Tarrant County Jail says her son has the mental capacity of a young child and is pleading with prosecutors to drop charges …

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article288594290.html

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