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Austin 911 adds fourth option for mental health services
Austin 911 adds fourth option for mental health services
This month, Austin 911 operators have begun asking if the caller needs police, fire, EMS, or mental health services.
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin has become one of the first cities in the country to offer a fourth option to callers when dialing 911.
According to a 2018 city audit of the 15 largest cities in America, the Austin Police Department ranked the highest per capita for fatal shootings involving people facing a mental health crisis. This fourth option for 911 callers is meant to finally curve that number. Austin is going to be among the very first cities in the country where if you dial 911, you get the question Austin 911: Do you need police, fire, EMS, or mental health services? said Greg Casar, City Council Member for District 4.
Helping the countyâs increasing population of people who are mentally ill is no small or simple task, which is why Bell Countyâs mental health deputies and civilian mental health providers are working toward enhancing their collaboration.
âThe base of the cooperation between Bell County law enforcement and Central Counties Services lies in being in the right place at the right time,â said James Arnold, associate director of mental health at Central Counties Services, the state-contracted provider of mental health services in Bell and Coryell counties.
James Arnold is the associate director of mental health at Central Counties Services, the state-contracted provider of mental health services in Bell and Coryell counties.
UK Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Lisa Higgins-Hord. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2021) Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton announced last week that University of Kentucky Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Lisa Higgins-Hord will work to implement the Mayor’s Racial Justice and Equality Commission recommendations and other equity issues.
“We’ve made progress on implementing these recommendations, but I want to move faster by placing prominence on this work, so we are giving this effort a huge boost,” Gorton said. “Lisa is going to help us take action on these reforms.”
Higgins-Hord will oversee a City Hall team that has been working to implement the commission’s recommendations and other equity issues, while continuing her work at UK.