COLUMBUS, Ind. — Area law enforcement officers, including nine from the Columbus Police Department, have completed a week long crisis intervention course that focused on better serving members of the public who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
In total, 15 local law enforcement officers from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Columbus Regional Health Police Department, and the Columbus Police
Department completed a 40 hour training course that focused on steps that officers can take to limit use of force incidents as well as reduce the number of persons entering the criminal justice system who are experiencing mental health problems. Since the inception of CPD’s Crisis Intervention Team in 2021, 35 CPD officers have competed the week long training course which features a number of guest speakers and several
scenario training sessions that focus on de-escalation techniques.
