Government

IAB Publication - Prevalence of Untreated Severe Mental Illness in U.S. Communities Places Unmanageable Burden on First Responders and Law Enforcement

The IAB recently adopted a new white paper titled Prevalence of Untreated Severe Mental Illness in U.S. Communities Places Unmanageable Burden on First Responders and Law Enforcement. This document presents the issue that our nation's public mental health system is not adequately resourced to meet the treatment needs of individuals with severe mental illness. And that the burden of addressing inadequately treated mental illness and addictions in the community has largely fallen to first responders.

2015 IAB Research & Development Priority List

Each year, the IAB's Science & Technology SubGroup collects research and development priorities from within the membership. The priorities become the basis of the annual IAB Research & Development Priority Survey. The end product of the survey is the annual R&D Priority List, which is shared with the federal science and technology community to help focus research and development funds towards first responder needs.

IAB Publication - Training Trigger: Crude Oil Rail Shipment

The IAB recently adopted a new publication titled Training Trigger: Crude Oil Rail Shipment. This document looks at the shipment of crude oil by rail and the derailments and incidents involving trains carrying this hazardous materials. The paper provides fast facts on the topic as well as recommendations for agencies who respond to crude oil derailments.