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Co‑responder team shows results but remains underused by some local police
Summary
Quarterly report showed strong use by the sheriff’s department and positive vignettes of crisis intervention, but staff said several municipal police agencies — notably West Bend — use the co‑responder unit infrequently; county will take data and outreach to chiefs to increase referrals.
John France, acute care services supervisor, presented a quarterly update on the county’s co‑responder unit (CRU) and told the Health & Human Services Committee that the sheriff’s department ‘‘completely almost completely utilizes the co responder team’’ while several municipal police departments use the team infrequently.
Why it matters: County staff said CRU is designed to de‑escalate behavioral‑health and substance‑use incidents,…
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