Wheeling Police Cpl. R.J. Faldowski, right, talks to West Virginia Northern Community College students Ava Lucas, left, of Bethesda, Ohio, and Lisa Indermuhle, center, of Sardis, as they work a mock crime scene Monday. Students spent about an hour working the scene, collecting and documenting evidence and interviewing victims. Criminal justice program director John Lantz […]
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Austin Richardson of Youth Services System Inc. presents a session on suicide prevention to law enforcement officers attending the recent Crisis Intervention Team training at the Highlands Event Center.
Youth Services System Inc. (YSS) teamed up recently with the Wheeling Police Department to train law enforcement officers on how to respond to a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
The ultimate goal of the weeklong training at the Highlands Event Center, Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said, is to save lives.
“There are too many tragedies occurring each year during encounters with persons experiencing mental health crises,” he said. “Crisis Intervention Team is a relevant training and significant way to alleviate those tragedies by educating and empowering officers to make a positive difference, not only in the communities but with the individuals.”
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Austin Richardson of Youth Services System Inc. presents a session on suicide prevention to law enforcement officers attending Crisis Intervention Team training at the Highlands Event Center on Thursday. (Photo Provided)
TRIADELPHIA Youth Services System Inc. joined the Wheeling Police Department to train law enforcement officers on how to respond to a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
The goal of the week-long Crisis Intervention Team training at the Highlands Event Center was to save lives, organizers said.
“There are too many tragedies occurring each year during encounters with persons experiencing mental health crises,” Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said. “Crisis Intervention Team is a relevant training and significant way to alleviate those tragedies by educating and empowering officers to make a positive difference, not only in the communities but with the individuals.”