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Lisbon police department awarded $200,000 for mental-health training for first responders
Summary
Police Chief Jason Blinks told the council the department applied for and received a $200,000 grant to expand mental-health training for first responders; the department also reported a new hire and K9 training progress.
Police Chief Jason Blinks told the Lisbon City Council on Nov. 10 that the department applied for and was awarded a $200,000 grant to support mental-health training for first responders.
Blanks (as listed in the minutes) reported that Officer Moel is working with the K9 in training and that an officer identified as Macke was sworn in as a new hire. The chief presented the grant award as part of his departmental report; no council vote was required for the grant acceptance as recorded in the minutes.
The funding—described in the minutes as $200,000—was presented as a resource to enhance first-responder training and mental-health response capacity. The minutes do not specify the grant source, program name, or the grant’s detailed budget or implementation timeline.
Police Chief Jason Blinks said the department will proceed with training and administrative steps associated with the award; the council did not take separate action at the meeting.
