On the streets, Orange County Sheriff’s Department patrol deputies are receiving more training in how to handle contacts with the mentally ill. At the Tactical Training Center in Orange, deputies are honing such skills by going through recently introduced scenarios involving a live actor who may or may not be in the throes of a schizophrenic break. And in the county’s jails, work is under way to dramatically improve the way those with mental illnesses are processed, housed, and connected to the services they need. On several fronts, the OCSD is taking a proactive approach to behavioral health and the…