SPVM to create intervention team

The SPVM are creating a response team for downtown crises, to be available as of September.

As I read this I felt a sense of déjà vu. In the past, the SPVM has promised, among other things, to train its officers in crisis management techniques. We see announcements like this, but we rarely see stories assessing how successful the idea was. Following that announcement, almost two years ago, how many individual cops received the training, and how often do they feel they were able to put these skills to use on live calls? Would the public not want to read about that?