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Lee's Summit police describe co‑responder crisis program as on‑scene alternative to arrest
Summary
Police and a licensed co‑responder described Aug. 18 how a co‑responder program pairs specially trained officers with plain‑clothes mental‑health professionals to de‑escalate calls and connect residents to services; officials said callers can request a co‑responder by asking for one when they call 911.
Lee’s Summit police and a licensed co‑responder described the city’s crisis intervention program on Aug. 18, saying officers trained in crisis intervention now routinely respond with a co‑responder — a bachelor’s or master’s‑level behavioral‑health professional who wears plain clothes and does not carry a weapon — to mental‑health‑related calls.
The co‑responder described arriving after officers have secured a scene,…
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