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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% […]