Louisville's Crisis Call Diversion Program, which sends mental health professionals to some 911 calls involving people experiencing non-violent behavioral crises, has now expanded citywide to all ...

UP POLICE OFFICERS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. IT’S BEEN A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS SINCE METRO LOUISVILLE LAUNCHED ITS CRISIS CALL DIVERSION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM DIVERTS CERTAIN 911 CALLS, ALLOWING ...

TO TELL US WHAT OFFICIALS HOPE THIS EXPANSION WILL DO. ANDREA. HI, RICK. WELL, CITY LEADERS, THEY TELL ME THAT ONE REASON WHY THEY’RE EXPANDING THESE HOURS IS FOR THOSE WHO NEED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ...

Members of the Houston Police Department’s mental health diversion task force are looking for $7.4 million in extra funding to expand the task force’s efforts on Thursday. The combined $7.4 million in ...

It will now start operating from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. starting tomorrow. After 27 years in Emergency Services, James Polk is still astonished by the change he's seen, which at one time, he thought ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's mental health diversion program, designed to divert phone calls from the Louisville Metro Police Department to non-police response teams, has expanded their hours once ...

When someone having a mental health crisis calls 911, operators have to make a series of decisions. Is the caller in danger? Are others in danger? Does a police officer need to respond? Soon they’ll ...

City councilmembers expressed frustration Monday with an unauthorized memo that was released by an employee regarding the city's call diversion system, which had already been in place. The Dallas ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Two years after its launch, a 911 crisis call program is proving to be a success. The Waco Police Department’s 911 Crisis Call Diversion program integrates behavioral health ...

BRADENTON — Faith leaders in Manatee County have called on Sheriff Rick Wells to take action toward implementing an existing diversion program that gives adult offenders a fresh start after committing ...

Dallas police intend to pursue a call diversion policy that would no longer routinely send officers in person to take reports on certain property crimes. Officers would still be sent on those calls if ...

The 911 deflection program began last year with a pilot in LMPD's Fourth Division. Officials said it will now expand to all eight LMPD divisions around the city. Louisville's Crisis Call Diversion ...