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Columbus nonpolice crisis response pilot program is not ready for takeoff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Eight months after Columbus City Council announced it would aside money to pilot a nonpolice emergency response program, city leaders have yet to take the first steps toward implementing that program. From deploying mobile response teams of crisis-trained officers and mental health clinicians to embedding social workers in 911 call centers, […] ....

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