This study examines mental health-focused training in law enforcement academies and police departments across the USA. Results show that education and training on mental health topics have increased significantly in the last 20 years, and almost all departments reported using a specialized response team for the management of mental health crisis calls. Departments largely feel that their management of mental health crisis situations is effective. Mental health professionals are routinely involved in the development of training materials on mental health topics and in the delivery of such training. Future research that examines the outcomes of police officer training on mental health topics would be beneficial, including an examination of whether knowledge, skills, and perspective taking increase following training.

这项研究考察了美国执法学院和警察部门针对心理健康的培训。结果表明，在过去的20年中，有关精神卫生主题的教育和培训显着增加，并且几乎所有部门都报告了使用专门的响应小组来管理精神卫生危机电话。各部门在很大程度上认为他们对精神健康危机情况的管理是有效的。精神卫生专业人员通常参与制定有关精神卫生主题的培训材料并提供此类培训。未来研究警官就心理健康主题进行培训的结果的研究将是有益的，包括对培训后知识，技能和观点采纳是否增加的检查。