The 911 call came in from a parent whose son was threatening to kill himself. Typically, a police officer will race to a call like this, assess and stabilize the situation, and most likely request an ...

The integration of social workers into law enforcement has a long history dating back to the early 20 th century when August Vollmer known as the “Father of American Policing” stated that police ...

O’Fallon, Illlinois police department. The city of O’Fallon is adding a full-time social worker to it’s Public Safety Department, Police Chief Kirk Brueggemann said, to proactively support citizens ...

In the past 18 months Raleigh’s crisis response team, the ACORNS unit, has helped track down a birth certificate for someone in order to help them get SNAP benefits; built a rapport with someone on a ...