The Village of Huntley announced they hired a full-time social worker who will work on staff with the Huntley Police Department to help provide crisis intervention and other services. The 2022 budget for Huntley authorized the creation of the new position and Meghan Mumenthal was hired as the Police Social Worker (PSW) effective January 3. […]
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‘A major priority’: Nearly 100% of Lake County sheriff’s deputies now trained in crisis intervention
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said nearly 100% of their sheriff’s deputies have now been trained in crisis intervention to handle people experiencing mental health crises. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg said 99% of deputies have successfully completed the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) certification training program. Idleburg called it a “significant increase” from the 34% […]