Grant program could help communities create, expand mobile crisis response programs wbaa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbaa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More communities could have access to financial support to build mobile crisis response units or teams under a proposed pilot program. A Senate committee passed a bill that would establish a grant program to create or expand programs connecting people in crisis to resources in the community.
Grant program could help communities create, expand mobile crisis response programs wboi.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wboi.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New law aims to ensure police, fire departments hire, promote or fire based on 'merit,' not politics wvxu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvxu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Police and firefighter advocates argue politics can creep into public safety departments hiring, promotion and discipline decisions when elected local officials have unilateral control over personnel. Some communities put those decisions in the hands of a merit board to make the process more fair. A new law will soon push more Indiana communities to adopt such boards.