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City Leads Effort to Reimagine 911 Response Programs
A city is pioneering alternative response programs where mental health clinicians handle certain 911 calls, aiming to reduce police involvement.
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Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?
2026-09-22 09:00 UTC