EC police enhance crisis intervention training
Leader-TelegramDec 20, 2020
Dec. 19—EAU CLAIRE —
As of Friday, the
And countless other police service calls contain some type of mental health component, said Sgt.
"This year we expanded crisis intervention training within our department," she said. "We strive for quality training so we can keep current on mental health issues."
"Training is so beneficial," she said. "Outside agencies have helped us to show us what we should be looking for when we go to a scene to better diagnose what is going on. The goal is to get people the help they need."
One of the outside agencies the
"Dealing with families with mental illness is common for law enforcement," she said. "We want to teach police officers to better communicate with someone who has a mental illness."
"It just really makes a difference for families to have a place to come to for education. We want to continue to support families," he said.
"We're so happy the police have supported this training,"
"It's important for our community to have crisis intervention training available for our officers," he said.
The training provides education, insight and techniques to help de-escalate a situation,
Besides
"As our program expands, our partnerships in the community will expand," she said. "The focus will allow for additional consumer safety. Our goal is to try to redirect people from the judicial system to the medical system.
___
(c)2020 the Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wis.)
Visit the Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wis.) at www.leadertelegram.com
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.