Mental health training 'still a priority' in law enforcement community

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Mental health training 'still a priority' in law enforcement community

Mental health training for local law enforcement officers is a topic becoming more popular as 1 in 4 Americans are clinically mentally ill, according to the National Alliance for Mental Illness.Former secret service agent and police officer Timothy Miller said the nationally recognized crisis intervention program is a good response to the trend."The crisis intervention training program is designed to teach you how to identify what certain mental…