It's been a year since the launch of the Alternate Response Team One vehicle. Those behind the service say since then, it has helped hundreds of people. Commonly known as ART-1, the vehicle is used by ...

Dustin Pigeon, 29, was standing in his front yard, covered in lighter fluid, holding a lighter in one hand and a bottle of accelerant when two Oklahoma City police officers arrived. Pigeon suffered ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The city of Lexington is addressing mental health. Mayor Linda Gorton and local officials announced Tuesday a new crisis response team to handle mental health-related emergency ...

Eudes Pierre was a young man who showed compassion to his community — even as he faced his own struggles. It has been 2½ years since Eudes was killed by New York City police officers who fired 10 ...

While all of these calls have to have quick responses, dispatchers now have a different way to respond to mental health emergencies. “This helps people when they are going through tough situations, ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Southern Illinois University’s Department of Public Safety and Counseling and Psychological Services(CAPS) have created a collaborative response team called CAPS Plus. The ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Indianapolis is launching a new "unified mental health response" initiative to change the way emergency services respond to a crisis. Up to 30% of 911 calls are related to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Kent County Sheriff's Office is expanding its partnership with Network180 to enhance emergency response services within the community. A clinician with Network180 will be ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — On Monday and Tuesday at the state capitol, different groups held demonstrations pushing a similar goal: better mental health care in New York. They called for a $195 million ...

One in five adults experiences a mental illness each year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). As first responders see an increase in calls for mental ...