Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey praised the work of CAHOOTS in their show
The Me You Don t See features the pair and guests discussing mental health
The CAHOOTS program has been running in Eugene, Oregon for 31 years
It responds to non-criminal 911 calls involving mental health or substance abuse
Supporters say it saves money and allows police to focus on law enforcement
Prince Harry described the group s work as powerful , while Oprah said a lot of cities could learn from the CAHOOTS approach
The recently-minted creative pair made their praise known for Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets (CAHOOTS) in their new AppleTV series “The Me You Can’t See."
Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police
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WASHINGTON (AP) When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a government insurance program will help communities set up an alternative: mobile teams with mental health practitioners trained in de-escalating such potentially volatile situations.
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The effort to reinvent policing after the death of George Floyd in police custody is getting an assist through Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people and the largest payer for mental health treatment. President Joe Biden’s recent coronavirus relief bill calls for an estimated $1 billion over 10 years for states that set up mobile crisis teams, currently locally operated in a handful of places.
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