Rev. Al Sharpton, joined by attorney Ben Crump and Audrey Jones, on March 26 before the funeral service of Steven Jones who was shot by a Hartford police in February during a mental health crisis.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Albany city officials highlighted the police department’s new unit, meant to connect the community with caseworkers and resources. The program pairs trained professionals with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Tens of thousands of residents across Columbus are coming together to improve the emergency response ...

In response to Sunday’s (April 19) mass shooting in Cedar Grove that left eight children dead and two women seriously hurt, ...

When 25-year-old Alex LaMorie called Howard County Police for help during a mental health crisis, his family expected officers trained to de-escalate the encounter. Instead, police fatally shot the ...

The Baltimore City Council says it is trying to improve how the city police department responds to mental health crises. Behavioral and mental health crisis calls came under fire last summer, after ...

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The University of Miami has turned 100 years of experience navigating high-stakes situations into a tested and trusted communications model—and the leadership team is ready to share what they’ve ...

A local nonprofit has been awarded a $1 million grant to expand its counseling services to include a 24/7 mobile crisis response team, officials announced Monday. Aaron Lane, co-founder of Courageous ...

The Everytown Community Safety Fund, a national initiative promoting community-based violence intervention programs, announced it awarded a $100,000 grant to regional nonprofit Living Classrooms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Marion County Sheriff's Office team that responds to active mental health crisis calls returned earlier this month after ...