New York: Mental Health Experts Not Police To Attend 911 Calls For Distress
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on November 9 announced that certain '911 calls', which include mental health cases, will be addressed by mental health experts instead of police operators. The program will be executed from February 2021, for which mental health professionals have been trained on how to handle emergency situations. However, if chances of physical danger are involved then the police will accompany the mental health experts… read-more
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Courtesy: People