Behavioral interventions are strategies designed to help people change their behaviors in a way that is positive for themselves and the community. These behaviors can relate to various topics, such as ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis is expanding a new initiative designed to help those suffering a behavioral crisis without involving police to potentially escalate things. Initially launched on ...

In Philly, emergency response often arrives in the form of police officers. A new program seeks a more collaborative approach that addresses residents’ behavioral health needs "The Only Way Out is ...

Minneapolis uses the Behavioral Crisis Response (BCR) team to provide crisis intervention, counseling and connection to support services to residents for free. The city partnered with Canopy Roots, a ...

In addition to the police, fire, medical and other personnel who are trained to respond to different kinds of emergencies, Boulder employs another, less common type of first responder. Enter the ...

Just as paramedic work is not inherently unsafe and paramedics are not employed by police departments, behavioral health crisis response is not inherently unsafe and should not be established within ...

The Baltimore Police Department has made “substantial progress” in how its officers respond to people with behavioral health issues but fallen short of getting enough officers to take advanced ...

Come Oct. 1, mental health, crisis response, and drug treatment services will be defunded at the Guam Behavioral Health and ...

What is the scope of the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT)? The scope of the BIT includes identifying, assessing and mitigating potential threats or concerning behaviors to ensure the safety and ...