© Scott Olson/Getty Images Mental health professionals paired with paramedics will replace cops on
some Chicago 911 calls in a first for Mayor Lori Lightfoot s troubled city.
The
a paramedic will be dispatched alongside a mental health clinician for behavioral health calls.
In another,
a paramedic will work with a recovery specialist on calls involving substance abuse.
The response restructure comes as Chicago Police pension board figures reveal more cops have left the force so far in 2021 than did in the whole of 2018.
In total,
363 officers retired between January and June compared to 339 in 2018, as crime continues to soar across the city.
Chicago to start answering some 911 calls with team of mental health professionals
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