12/10/2025 11:39:47 AMHannah Van Sickle(L to R) Dawn Martinsen, LCSW, Norton/Raynham Co-Response Clinician, and Officer Christopher McCarthy, Norton Police Department (Photography by Joshua Rizkalla)

An Intensive Training Model for Law Enforcement and Mental Health Professionals. “Providing the skills needed to identify, manage, and de-escalate situations involving persons in crisis is our focus,” says Sarah E. Abbott, PhD, Director of the Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health, sharing what she knows from experience: Outside of this training, few, if any, folks in the field are being taught how to do so. Take, for instance, a rapid risk assessment.

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