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DeSoto police plan community crisis response team; care‑team grant funding extended while pilot is developed
Summary
Sergeant Warren Summers and police staff outlined plans to expand the department’s care team into a community crisis response pilot that would respond while people are in crisis. The department has extended existing county grant funds and is developing a budget and framework for a pilot that could require additional non‑labor startup funds.
At the April 14 special meeting the DeSoto Police Department described plans to expand its existing care‑team services — which provide pre‑ and post‑crisis outreach — into a community crisis response capability that would respond while a person is actively in crisis.
Sergeant Warren Summers, identified in the meeting as the regional care‑team coordinator, said the department completed a needs assessment with partner cities and has drafted a framework for a crisis response team. Summers listed three early goals the department set in January: add geriatric services to the care team,…
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