Does your community have a system for responding to mental health emergencies that works well?

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February 24, 2021 11:23 AM •

FDNY EMS union officials recently expressed concerns about a plan to send EMS to mental health emergency calls without police, and with social workers instead.

Denver and San Francisco have recently replaced or planned to replace police with mental health professionals in some situations as well, while Eugene, Oregon, has had a similar program for decades.

We want to know: Who responds to mental health emergencies in your area? Does your community have a system that works well?

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Kerri Hatt is editor-in-chief, EMS1, responsible for defining original editorial content, tracking industry trends, managing expert contributors and leading execution of special coverage efforts. Prior to joining Lexipol, she served as an editor for medical allied health B2B publications and communities.

Kerri has a bachelor’s degree in English from Saint Joseph’s University, in Philadelphia. She is based out of Charleston, SC. Share your personal and agency successes, strategies and stories with Kerri at khatt@lexipol.com.