BRIEF: Live-action training prepares recruits for handling run-ins with mentally ill

July 17--CONCORD -- Officer Michael Barger, left, tries to help a subject in a mental health crisis, played by Lt. Jim Watson, during Police Academy training last week. Recruits participated in scenarios to help them become more comfortable dealing with people with mental illness. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)

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