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LAW ENFORCEMENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACT …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Fiscal Year 2024 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa

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Officer Safety and Wellness Resources - United States Department …

(5 days ago) WEBThis report assesses the availability of existing mental health resources for law enforcement agencies; it provides a review of peer responder programs and makes …

https://www.justice.gov/asg/officer-safety-and-wellness-resources

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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 …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Safer America Plan

(1 days ago) WEBToday, police are too often asked to respond to situations that require a mental health care provider or a social worker, not law enforcement. When it comes to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/01/fact-sheet-president-bidens-safer-america-plan-2/

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis …

(6 days ago) WEBThe group runs trainings and works to change the dynamic between law enforcement and people in a mental health crisis. Bruno says a handful of departments have done it right. But others, too often

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/913229469/mental-health-and-police-violence-how-crisis-intervention-teams-are-failing

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Police Reform From the Perspective of Mental Health Services …

(5 days ago) WEBmental health responders (for example, as part of a strong CIT program). However, expanded options at intercept 0 can reduce the law enforcement footprint in crisis …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ps.202000572

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

(8 days ago) WEBFebruary 22, 2022. DURHAM, N.C. — When the murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked widespread demand for police reforms, some cities moved to announce major overhauls of law enforcement. One of

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

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Department of Justice Announces Funding to Promote Law …

(6 days ago) WEBAs part of the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017, Congress authorized the COPS Office to establish peer mentoring mental health and …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/pressrelease/department-justice-announces-funding-to-promote-law-enforcement-mental-health-and-wellness

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A better path forward for criminal justice: Police reform

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Counseling In this broader discussion of policing, missing is not only the voices of law enforcement themselves, but also what is happening in their own minds …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-better-path-forward-for-criminal-justice-police-reform/

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Police reform effort seeks to pair mental health workers with cops

(1 days ago) WEBPolice officers are too often called to solve problems better addressed by mental-health workers, advocates say. Up to 50% of fatal encounters with law …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/16/police-reform-efforts-grow-team-cops-up-social-workers/10063864002/

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Congress passes bipartisan bill to fund police de-escalation …

(7 days ago) WEBThe House has passed bipartisan legislation that would empower law enforcement agencies to adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/congress-passes-bipartisan-bill-to-fund-police-de-escalation-training

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Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and

(6 days ago) WEB(b) The assessment made under subsection (a) of this section shall draw on existing evidence and include consideration of co-responder models that pair law …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/25/executive-order-on-advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and-public-safety/

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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(Just Now) WEBThe program pairs mental health specialists with the police officers. Launched over a year ago in Cumberland County, the program has been promising so …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/01/nj-expands-pilot-program-pairing-mental-health-specialists-with-police-officers/

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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try new ways to

(4 days ago) WEBAbout 1 in 5 people killed by police since 2015 were having a mental health crisis. Like other cities, Philadelphia is trying a new approach: sending along social …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/09/1203342875/cities-know-the-way-police-respond-to-mental-crisis-calls-needs-to-change-but-ho

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Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police

(3 days ago) WEBIn response to several high-profile deaths of people with mental health issues in police custody, lawmakers in at least eight states are introducing legislation to change …

https://apnews.com/article/california-us-news-police-mental-health-police-reform-13d6798de37fadeaddcb6468a2fbc2d3

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Course aims to help NJ police understand those in mental crisis

(2 days ago) WEBThe immersion was part of crisis intervention team training held this month in Mahwah, a five-day, 40-hour class offered to law enforcement and mental health …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/state/2023/03/14/course-aims-to-help-nj-police-understand-those-in-mental-crisis/69871082007/

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Washington police reform bill backfired on people in crisis

(6 days ago) WEBDemocrats in Washington state approved the law, known as House Bill 1310, as part of an ambitious police reform package that followed the protests for racial …

https://apnews.com/article/health-police-seattle-washington-mental-health-77fd27ab9fa27ec036ad02458db2569b

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Officer Resiliency - New Jersey Office of Attorney General

(Just Now) WEBIn August 2019, the Attorney General issued the “Officer Resiliency Directive,” a first-in-the-nation statewide program to support the emotional and …

https://www.njoag.gov/programs/officer-resiliency/

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New Federal Rules Seek To Strengthen Mental Health Parity

(2 days ago) WEBOn July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the tri-agencies) proposed a new rule to strengthen the enforcement of the federal …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/new-federal-rules-seek-strengthen-mental-health-parity

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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Three Bills Supporting Law …

(2 days ago) WEBS. 4235, Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers In Crisis Act of 2024 (Hawley, Whitehouse), which would reauthorize the STOIC Act, which established …

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-three-bills-supporting-law-enforcement

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Problem Solvers Caucus Backs Bipartisan Bill to Invest in Law …

(3 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of National Police Week, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus highlighted their endorsement of H.R. 3184, the Invest to …

https://problemsolverscaucus.house.gov/media/press-releases/problem-solvers-caucus-backs-bipartisan-bill-to-invest-in-law-enforcement

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New Jersey pushes for mental health resources after sheriff's death

(6 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement officers who are members of the New Jersey State PBA can also reach out to the PBA's Peer Response Team, which is comprised of 18 law …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/25/new-jersey-mental-health-resources-sheriffs-death/72345251007/

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Law enforcement leaders eye therapy dogs as potential boost to

(5 days ago) WEBMental health experts and law enforcement officials looking to help officers cope with on-the-job trauma see therapy animals as a promising way to support the well-being of …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/law-enforcement-leaders-eye-therapy-dogs-as-potential-boost-to-officer-mental-health/ar-BB1mEtKV

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Police Week: Harrisonburg Police captain talks law enforcement …

(6 days ago) WEBH ARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - National Police Week honors the sacrifice of law enforcement officers and remembers those who died in the line of duty. As the week …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/police-week-harrisonburg-police-captain-talks-law-enforcement-mental-health-resources/ar-BB1mBpKN

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Mental Health Reform Law - KCRG

(4 days ago) WEBIowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law Wednesday to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system to include substance abuse and consolidate the mental health …

https://www.kcrg.com/2024/05/15/live-gov-reynolds-sign-mental-health-bill/

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D.C. police shoot man after officer stabbed during mental health …

(Just Now) WEBD.C. police said officers shot an armed man Saturday after authorities accused the suspect of stabbing a police officer in the neck during a mental health …

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/19/dc-police-shoot-man-after-officer-stabbed-during-m/

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UTA grad’s future career combines law and mental health

(5 days ago) WEBMaverick grad comes from family of law enforcement officers. She wants to be a lawyer UTA grad’s future career combines law and mental health. “I want to …

https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/news/2024/05/07/uta-grads-future-career-combines-law-and-mental-health

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Family members of Lewiston shooter call for more action on …

(3 days ago) WEBIn emotional testimony before the commission investigating the tragedy, family members of Lewiston shooter Robert Carr called on law enforcement, the media, the …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/17/lewiston-shooting-robert-carr-family-testimony

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WEBNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human …

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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Police Week: Harrisonburg Police captain talks law enforcement …

(4 days ago) WEBA last-minute rift in end-of-session negotiations has tensions high in St. Paul, putting the future of an Equal Rights Amendment, a bonding bill, and a sports betting bill …

https://www.whsv.com/video/2024/05/18/police-week-harrisonburg-police-captain-talks-law-enforcement-mental-health-resources/

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Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Make Maryland Safer

(2 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health – Emergency Evaluation and Involuntary Admission Procedures and Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act include reforms for behavioral …

https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press/pages/gov-moore-signs-legislation-to-make-maryland-safer.aspx

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Gov. Reynolds Signs HF 2673, Behavioral Health Alignment

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673, a bill that aligns Iowa’s 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-15/gov-reynolds-signs-hf-2673-behavioral-health-alignment

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Law enforcement, mental health experts say Mount Horeb school …

(7 days ago) WEBWhile the investigation is ongoing, experts from both law enforcement and mental health backgrounds spoke to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to shed light on …

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/14/experts-grapple-with-difficult-decisions-in-mount-horeb-school-shooting/73631703007/

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