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They help police with mental health calls. So why are 'mobile crisis' teams in crisis?

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental ...
KQED

She Goes to Police Calls in a Prius. It's Part of New Approach to Mental Health Emergencies

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Briana Fair, a mental health clinician with the San Mateo Police Department, received a dozen voicemails from the same ...
KSLA

Caddo Parish sees significant reduction in shootings; increase in mental health crisis 911 calls

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Newly released data from the Shreveport Police Department shows violent crime is going down. The data shows drops in several categories, including a 3% decrease in vehicle ...

A new 988: California’s vision for mental health crisis line plagued by delays

Three years after police killed Miles Hall, a young Black man who was shot in the throes of a mental health crisis blocks ...
KWCH

Kansas 988 crisis line sees 38% increase in calls during 2025

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline increased nearly 38% in Kansas from January 2025 to October 2025, according to a report by the Kansas Department for Aging and ...
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Brandon police partner with mental health clinicians to transform crisis response

Brandon police responding to sensitive mental health emergencies now have a new partner on the ground — professional mental health clinicians. They’re part of a new Crisis Response Unit designed to ...