Law Enforcement Live Webinar: Responding to Persons in Mental Health Crisis
A Law Enforcement live webinar on "Responding to Persons in Mental Health Crisis"
will be held
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am CST
NIRMA and LARM are sponsoring the event.
Topics include:
- Recognizing signs of mental illness
- Understanding unique challenges of behavioral health crisis
- Safe/effective de-escalation techniques and more
Mark Lowther served in the U.S. Marine Corps and has over 30 years of experience in public safety, eight years in corrections as a line officer and supervisor, and 22 years in law enforcement operations as an officer and supervisor.
Mark has served as a SWAT hostage negotiator for the majority of his career. Mark served on two Metro SWAT teams, first as a negotiator and later as a hostage negotiation team leader.
Mark has an extensive background and training in suicide intervention, verbal de-escalation, and mental illness. Mark has trained law enforcement locally and nationally on interaction with suicidal individuals and the mentally ill. Mark was named the 2012 Crisis Negotiator of the Year by the Utah Tactical Officers Association.
Join the live webinar and you'll receive a link to the recording, shareable with others within your agency for 30 days.
