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County consultant recommends co-responder model pairing CIT-trained officers with clinicians after 9-1-1 survey
Summary
A consultant for Cumberland County recommended a co-responder model that pairs Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trained law enforcement with behavioral-health clinicians, based on community and public-safety surveys that flagged governance, staffing and service-quality as key concerns.
Moira Muir, a principal at HMA, told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 that a co-responder model pairing CIT-trained law enforcement and behavioral‑health clinicians is the recommended approach for the county’s mobile crisis response.
The recommendation followed two surveys conducted in January: a public-facing survey with 348 responses and a separate survey for public‑safety personnel with 73 responses. “We had 348 responses, which is pretty pretty great for surveys,” Communications Director Diane Rice said, and reported that more than 75% of public respondents called an efficient, unified…
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