LASD opens county's first-ever mental health training facility for deputies in City of Industry

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The department currently has 34 mental evaluation teams that consist of a deputy and a mental health specialist, but Sheriff Robert Luna wants hundreds more.

The City of Industry is now home to Los Angeles County's first-ever Mental Evaluation Team Regional Training Facility.

Autism Interaction Solutions, an organization that provides education in autism identification, safety and communication tactics, will help lead some of the training sessions. The department currently has 34 mental evaluation teams that consist of a deputy and a mental health specialist.This comes as his department continues to deal with the fatal shooting of an off-duty L.A. County deputy, who was killed by Fontana Police officers earlier this week.

 

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