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Iowa City expands co‑responder mental‑health liaison model; staff report calls rose to about 1,200 in 2025
Iowa City Council Work Session · January 7, 2026
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Summary
City staff described expansion of a mental‑health liaison co‑responder model that added a second liaison and increased responses from about 650 calls in 2024 to just over 1,200 calls in 2025; staff said goal remains 24‑hour coverage by FY2028.
City staff described an expansion of Iowa City’s mental‑health liaison program at the Jan. 6 work session, saying the program moved to a co‑responder model in 2025 and substantially increased service capacity.
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