First responders learn mental health response methods
A decade ago, not many law enforcement officers had training on how to best handle responses to mental or behavioral health calls.
Now, about 600 emergency response workers have gone through crisis intervention training in Butler County, which has been going on this week through the Center for Community Resources.
According to Marsha Wagner, therapist for the Center for Community Resources, 16 people are in the class this week, representing several emergency response departments, including Butler Bureau of Police, Butler County Sheriff’s Office, Slippery Rock police, Cranberry Township police, Jackson Township police, Butler probation, Slippery Rock University police and more.
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