Officer, mental health clinician teams show up less than half of the time they’re requested

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Published on May 7, 2024 11:36:29 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I326GZgnk5Y

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Stephen Martini, director of Metro Emergency Communications, said all dispatchers can do is look to see if the teams are available, and if not, police officers will be sent, even if they lack the specific training.

“We recognize there’s a problem. What I would say instead that half don’t get it, I would celebrate is the 50 percent that do that two years ago would have only received an officer with no mental health clinicians,” Martini said.

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