One year after its establishment, the Alternative Emergency Response Subcommittee will begin working with the state to implement a plan for alternate responders to address behavioral- and mental-health related 911 calls. The committee made progress on a plan replacing police officers with mental health crisis workers for responses to mental health emergency calls, Subcommittee Chair.
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Daniel Biss.
Mayor Daniel Biss says a new Evanston police chief might end up supervising workers with responsibilities beyond what’s now seen as the role of police.
Speaking to the second meeting of his Reimagining Public Safety Committee Tuesday afternoon, a day after Police Chief Demitrous Cook announced his retirement, Biss said the city needs to decide what infrastructure it should build to provide for safety and how that infrastructure should be constructed inside the city bureaucracy.
“As it stands now,” Biss added, the Police Department has a staff of 140 to 150 individuals with a particular set of powers.
Black women at all educational and income levels give birth to more babies who weigh under 5-1/2 pounds, or who are born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Watch this breakout session to learn about the Black Infant Health Program and hear healthcare workers and Black moms talk about the ways to improve Black birth outcomes for generations to come.
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Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress who shot to fame with her role as Ashley Banks on the TV series ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, which she did for six seasons. She is also a passionate singer, and has been singing since she was only four. She has two albums and three singles to her credit.
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