Policing and mental health: Experts call Philly’s new 911 script a good idea, but too long
Social workers, medical workers, former police officers, and crisis response professionals on the new PPD dispatch flowchart.
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Averting another Walter Wallace Jr. tragedy: $13 million boost for mental health crisis response
Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch.
Philly police rebuffed offers from crisis response center to work together, director says
The department has a clear “disconnect” in terms of mental health resources, Commissioner Outlaw said.
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