Despite staffing challenges, Palo Alto agreed on Sept. 11 to expand and extend the Police Department s recently launched PERT program, which partners police officers with behavioral clinicians on calls involving mental health crises.
On a May evening in 2022, Mountain View resident Patrice Moore heard a knock on her front door that would change her life. It was the police, who had arrived and would soon place her in an involuntary psychiatric hold, or a 5150 hold.
A new emergency-response team features first-aid responders, crisis-intervention specialists and residents with experience in mental health struggles. The TRUST team covers Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos.
A new emergency-response team features first-aid responders, crisis-intervention specialists and residents with experience in mental health struggles. The TRUST team covers Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos.
Palo Alto s newest emergency-response team features first-aid responders, crisis-intervention specialists and residents with firsthand experience with mental health struggles.