Three years ago, the county launched a pilot program to replace ill-equipped law enforcement officials with mental health experts for those in crisis. The effort started small with just a handful of ...

During incidents, it’s important to have well-defined roles for anyone involved in the response team. This makes it easier for the commander to maintain a clear view of what’s going on and who is ...

In recent years, mobile crisis response teams respond to 911 calls about people in mental crisis, to avoid involving police. But some crisis units have now closed for lack of consistent funding.

"With one phone call, a mobile crisis respond team can be dispatched anywhere in the county, using this van to assess the situation and connect people with the resources they need." The goal is to ...

The Campus Response Team (CRT) model (often called a behavioral assessment team, functional behavioral assessment team, behavioral intervention team, etc. on K-12 campuses) is a pragmatic, proactive, ...

The Willmar Area Community Emergency Response Team is a group of trained volunteers ready to help in case of emergency or ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Community Response Teams around the city popped up once COVID-19 started affecting Chicagoans. Many of them with the same goal, to help neighbors in need. "We take requests, so our ...

When COVID-19 shutdowns began in Chicago, neighbors in the West Ridge neighborhood started fielding calls from neighbors who needed everything from diapers and rent assistance to general information.

Credit: Getty Images. Research presented at APNA 2024 assesses the effects of establishing behavioral response teams on hospital employee well-being. Behavioral response teams play a key role in ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Leaders in Richmond say the Crisis Response Team is a proven solution in helping divert hundreds of mental health crises from resulting in hospitalizations or jail time. In the year ...

Apr. 15—SUPERIOR — A Wisconsin man who allegedly made threats to harm a Superior woman and her children, leading to a response from two law enforcement emergency response teams, made his initial ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Greenville County Emergency Management and SLED hosted a training exercise on the campus of Bob Jones University testing several agencies’ emergency response capabilities.