Inside Police Mental Health Training

Stacy Thaxton worked for the Las Vegas Metro Police Department for 20 years, with the majority of her career being mental health-focused. She helped educate officers on mental health disorders and how to appropriately recognize and respond to these types of calls. <br/><br/>Some major topics covered:<br/>- how to respond to calls dealing with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, etc.<br/>- how the 2020 George Floyd killing affected law enforcement officers & their training<br/>- PTSD, depression, & anxiety in officers themselves after traumatic calls<br/>- women in law enforcement<br/>- consequences for officers if they respond inappropriately to a call<br/><br/>