19-08-2019 21:21 via kvoa.com

Phoenix chief: Officers to get mental health training

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix’s police chief says members of her department must undergo training in mental health issues under the latest reform rolled out to improve accountability and trust.
Chief Jeri Williams said Monday the hundreds of officers who patrol the streets of the nation’s fifth largest city must attend an eight-hour “mental health first aid” course over the next two years to help them better identify people who are mentally ill or have substance abuse prob
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