County Council Unanimously Approves Plan to Require All Sheriff's Deputies to Attend Crisis Intervention, Deescalation Trainings

by Ana Sofia KnaufKing County Sheriff's deputies will be required to attend crisis intervention and deescalation trainings. WELLPHOTO/SHUTTERSTOCK
The King County Sheriff's Office plans to review how it trains deputies to handle people in the throes of a mental health crisis, following a unanimous vote on Monday from the county council. The department will be required to provide all officers with crisis intervention, deescalation, and culturally sensitive anti-bias trainings. In addition to trai