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The CEO of Lawrence’s Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center testified before congressional staffers in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday about the importance of training public safety officers on how to properly deal with people with mental illnesses. David Johnson testified...

Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies, who encounter mentally ill people more than most residents, are taking classes to learn more about those individuals, with the hopes of defusing incidents before they turn violent. More than 900 of the sheriff’s 2,400...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  Contact: Heather Cobb at 202-684-7457 x277 July 16, 2014                                                                                 heatherc@thenationalcouncil.org or                                                                                                            Kirk Monroe at 202-207-3646                                                                                                            kmonroe@prismpublicaffairs.com  National Council and Members of Congress Convene for Briefing on Mental Health First...

A newly-established task force studying gaps in mental health services will assist in the development of a Comprehensive Behavioral Health Action Plan for Howard County. Link to Source

A training program now available in Laramie aims to equip residents to respond to a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Several employees at Peak Wellness Center are certified to teach a program called Mental Health First Aid, which aims...

At the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on Thursday, Eyvette Carter struggled to carry on a basic conversation with her husband, Warren. She was distracted in no small part by Karl Chaney whispering in her ear. “Don’t trust him. Is he...

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies, who encounter mentally ill people more than most residents, are taking classes to learn more about those individuals, with the hopes of defusing incidents before they turn violent. More than 900 of the PBSO’s 2,400...

Española Police officers will get further training on interacting with people who have mental health issues, following the aftermath of a teen’s recent officer-involved fatal shooting. Link to Source

Thirty people being trained in “mental health first aid” this week will bring what they learn to the rest of New Hampshire. Community mental health care workers and police officers are among those attending the five-day session in Manchester to...

Boca Raton‘s political, business, law enforcement, healthcare and nonprofit leaders came together to hear a call to action to start dealing openly with mental illness, especially in young people. Link to Source

In the future, Missourians may look back on this decade as a time when mental health initiatives gained traction. Among those initiatives is mental health first aid, the subject of a story in Saturday’s News Tribune. Link to Source

Churches across Chicago are offering training programs to teach their congregations about mental illness. The “Mental Health First Aid” program will use role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to respond to a mental health crisis. Link to Source