Case Study: 6-Year-Old Texas Boy Saved by Project ADAM-Trained School Staff

Jun 7, 2022

Jeremiah Harry, 6, and his identical twin brother, Jayden, both recently underwent surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital to receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) after Jeremiah experienced sudden cardiac arrest while at Robert E. King Elementary...

$26B Opioid Settlement: How to Advocate for Funding at the Local Level

Jun 3, 2022

Credit: iStock By Catherine DorroughNow that funds from the $26 billion global opioid settlement with the “Big Three” pharmaceutical distributors have begun to reach state coffers, the next questions states must grapple with are: Who gets the money, how much, and for...

Watch: Chicago Police Work to Empower Communities to Reduce Gun Violence

May 20, 2022

By Catherine DorroughJermaine Harris is an 18-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. In his current role as a Community Policing Sergeant, he develops community-based strategies involving law enforcement and nonprofit partners.“At the start of 2018, in the...

Watch: Police in Montgomery County, Md. Pioneer Outreach for Neurodiverse Individuals

May 16, 2022

By Catherine DorroughOver the past 15 years, there has been an uptick in law enforcement service calls involving individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities. During Equipped 2021, officers Laurie Reyes and Tara Bond provided an overview of what is now known...

COPS Office Partners with Organizations to Advance Community Policing

Apr 5, 2022

Police watching the crowd during New York City’s Pride Parade in 2017. Credit: iStock By Paige TownleyWith the creation of three new partnerships – with film production company Big Mouth Productions and two nonprofit training organizations, Center for Council and Out...