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A new program in Denver that sends a paramedic+a mental health expert to 911 calls instead of police launched amid calls for alternatives to policing. So far, the van has taken more than 350 calls without once having to call in police backup:https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/06/denver-star-program-mental-health-police/ …
The STAR program is part of a growing continuum in Denver of who 911 can dispatch to calls: STAR, co-responder unit that pairs police with mental health professional, or a traditional police response.https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/06/denver-star-program-mental-health-police/ …
.@sam_tabachnik looked into data about calls to Denver police. So far this year, about 14% of calls have been about violent crime. As discussions continue about defunding police, it's important to know how officers spend their days:https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/06/denver-police-officer-time-job-funding-data/ …
this program still recieves its funding through police allocated funds correct?
It's grant money from https://caring4denver.org/ right now ... will be interesting to see if/where it gets baked into the city budget. Budget talks start next week
Who's the person to call the police about someone changing clothes in an alley? Like just keep walking, mind your own business
Eugene Oregon has had a similar program for years as well. This is what some of us mean by defund the police - don’t make police do the work of mental health professionals.
So does @MentalHealthCO just up the freeway in Boulder... unsure why it’s not getting the kind of attention this new program is, especially with its success record.
Oh look, you don't have to shoot people to get them to calm down and relax over something most likely related to drug addiction or mental illness. I hope this works and I hope it rolls out nationally.
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