City Council heard that Columbus' alternative 911 response programs that avoid sending police to mental health and overdose calls have shown promise.
programs that reduce the number of instances when armed police officers respond to 911 callsColumbus City Council President Shannon Hardin said that as the city goes into the annual budget process in the upcoming weeks, he said his focus will be"squarely on the future of these efforts," including how to properly allocate resources and ensure accountability for the projects.
"I think you can see that this is where a lot of this work is headed," Giangardella said about non-police responses.In its first year, the Right Response Unit took 1,300 calls, a third of which didn't require any police response, said Marian Stuckey, unit coordinator and Columbus Department of Health neighborhood social work director.
"We're talking about crisis calls, extremely difficult calls," Stuckey said."So we want to create infrastructure to support staff no matter what department they work in."
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