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Lee's Summit police outline co-responder program to connect people in crisis with behavioral health care
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Lee's Summit police described a co-responder program that pairs officers with licensed mental health professionals who respond to crisis calls, aim to de-escalate situations and divert people from emergency rooms and jails.
Lee's Summit police described a co-responder program that pairs specially trained officers with licensed mental health professionals to respond directly to crisis calls, provide on-scene safety planning and connect people to follow-up services.
The city presentation emphasized rising mental-health related calls: “In 2020, we had 722 mental health related calls for service. 2022, by that time, 1,479,” a police presenter said, citing the department's call data to illustrate demand…
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