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Lee's Summit proclaims National Co‑Responder and Crisis Responder Week; police and Rediscover staff describe on‑scene model
Summary
The city proclaimed the week of September 2025 as National Co‑Responder and Crisis Responder Week, recognizing the Lee's Summit Police Department and Rediscover partnership. Police and Rediscover staff described co‑responder work, its goals to divert people from jails and emergency rooms, and how to request a corresponder when calling 911.
The City of Lee's Summit proclaimed the week of September 2025 as National Co‑Responder and Crisis Responder Week and recognized the partnership between the Lee's Summit Police Department and Rediscover, a local community mental‑health provider.
Council read a proclamation that said the partnership deploys trained mental‑health professionals alongside law‑enforcement officers through co‑responder and mobile crisis teams to deliver on‑scene support, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and repeat 911 calls, and help connect individuals to counseling, medication management, housing supports and recovery services. The proclamation was read on the…
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