The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is enhancing its mental health response by hosting a 40-hour crisis intervention training at its academy.According to the sheriff’s office, the training involved mental health professionals and law enforcement together to focus on de-escalation, suicide prevention, and connecting people in crisis with treatment, instead of jail.Leaders say the goal is to give deputies the tools and confidence to respond in the right way. “Every law enforcement officer is going to run into situations where they’re dealing with a person who is living in a mental health crisis, and by having our training, what we’re able to do is help them be better prepared, feel more confident, and hopefully have some empathy with the people that they’re dealing with,” the sheriff’s office said.The sheriff’s office says it regularly hosts these trainings to better serve the community.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. —
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is enhancing its mental health response by hosting a 40-hour crisis intervention training at its academy.
According to the sheriff’s office, the training involved mental health professionals and law enforcement together to focus on de-escalation, suicide prevention, and connecting people in crisis with treatment, instead of jail.
Leaders say the goal is to give deputies the tools and confidence to respond in the right way.
“Every law enforcement officer is going to run into situations where they’re dealing with a person who is living in a mental health crisis, and by having our training, what we’re able to do is help them be better prepared, feel more confident, and hopefully have some empathy with the people that they’re dealing with,” the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office says it regularly hosts these trainings to better serve the community.
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