Law enforcement officers might be able to seek confidential counseling from trained peers without fearing their jobs are at risk, if a bill that passed the State Legislature is signed into law.

MUSKEGON, MI – Muskegon County’s criminal justice and mental health systems have very different goals. But the two systems – one meant to protect public safety, the other to treat the mentally ill – ...

AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES GET MANY CALLS FOR SERVICE INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. WITHIN A WEEK. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT TWO CASES HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT TURNED DEADLY. ONE OF THEM HAPPENED ...

Cook County’s 911 mental health program gives officers tablets that connect a person in crisis via video to a mental health ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - First responders are put into intense circumstances every day, which can have a negative effect on their mental well-being. To try to help those responders through their ...

NORTHGLENN, Colo. (KDVR) — The Northglenn Police Department shared some very difficult news about a longtime detective who passed away last week. According to a social media post from the department, ...

You've likely seen the headlines, with buzz words like "officer-involved shooting."Law enforcement members in the metro are no strangers to these words, and it's impacting their mental health. Join ...

Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina made a renewed plea Tuesday for increased funding for law enforcement and more mental health resources to prevent crime — a call that comes as Republican ...

Sen. Michael Bennet introduced a bill last week that would set aside funding for mental health programs to support law enforcement efforts. “The legislation will provide dedicated funds for ...

Last month, former law enforcement officer Anthony Maez, 62, was shopping at Target when a child in the next aisle started to cry. The sound triggered a memory of a scene he had watched while ...

Approximately five years ago, a multi-disciplinary team of federal and local law enforcement professionals, psychologists, and researchers began collaborating to raise awareness about mental health ...

State lawmakers promised Georgians that insurance companies would finally be forced to cover mental health care the same as physical health, passing a law in 2022 requiring it. The law put Insurance ...