Source: 11alive.com | Repost Duerson Fund 8/8/2022 –
The TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act is currently headed to President Joe Biden’s desk, where it could soon get signed into law.
A bipartisan bill that could change the way law enforcement interacts with mental illness calls passed through the Senate on Monday.
The TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act aims to fund mental health training for first responders and crisis intervention teams so they can better understand how to act and react to individuals experiencing mental illnesses.
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff proposed the bill with Sen. Chuck Grassley from Iowa.
Ossoff told 11Alive they hope the legislation will help better law enforcement’s response to mental health calls.
“Communities in Georgia and across the country are struggling both with high rates of violent crime and also high rates of mental illness that’s often untreated, and the response has to be one that both strengthens public safety through the training of law enforcement,” he said.