We have huge challenges with people who have mental illness,’ says Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez.

The intersection of mental ... individuals in acute psychological distress or crisis situations. Co-responder Model: A crisis intervention approach that pairs law enforcement officers with mental ...

Four Austin City Council members are proposing a full-scale review of how APD and other city departments respond to mental ...

A first in California, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office's new Care Alert program is a voluntary database with information ...

The efforts come amid conversations about how and when police should respond to mental health calls – to make them safer for ...

The Rifle Police Department announced in a news release on Tuesday that they’ll be participating in the Garfield County Peer ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The TV host known as "Dr. Phil" embedded with U.S. immigration enforcement officers during an ...

For years, Mitchell residents facing mental health crises had few options for care, often finding themselves detained at the ...

Law enforcement agencies in Stockton and San Joaquin County said they would follow California law and would not help ICE with ...

Charlottesville and Albemarle County police say "call-in meetings" with prior offenders can help keep crime down. Not everyone is convinced.

Both retired officers say policing in Delaware Nation is more than law enforcement, but also supporting the community.

The Apalachee school shooting highlights the tragic consequences of systemic failures in child mental health care.