Catching the eye earlier this week was an Associated Press article out of Denver headlined “Many Big U.S. Cities Now Answer Mental Health Crisis Calls with Civilian Teams – Not
U.S. cities are experimenting with removing police from some nonviolent 911 calls and sending behavioral health clinicians instead after a groundswell of anger over police killings and nationwide call for reforms. Initiatives in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Columbus, Ohio, and Houston