Mental Health Conditions
Responding to individuals who are affected by mental illness or are in crisis is an increasing challenge and important issue in policing. The IACP is committed to helping the law enforcement field in implementing effective police responses to individuals in mental health crisis which ensure public and officer safety.
One Mind Campaign
Enhancing Law Enforcement Engagement with Individuals with Mental Health Conditions
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Officer Response To Mental Illness
Improving Officer Response to Persons with Mental Illness and Other Disabilities
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Policy Center Resources
See AllCritical Incident Stress Management
This topic has been combined with the Employee Mental Health and Wellness policy.
Please contact the Policy Center with any questions.
Excited Delirium
Law enforcement agencies should develop a cooperative response protocol shared by the agency, the emergency call center, emergency medical services (EMS), and hospital emergency department staff. The...
Mental Illness*
Responding to situations involving individuals reasonably believed to be persons in crisis (PIC) necessitates an officer to make difficult judgments about the mental state and...
Post-Shooting Personnel Support
Law enforcement duties can expose officers to mentally painful and highly stressful situations that cannot be resolved through normal stress coping mechanisms. Unless adequately treated...
