Crisis Call Diversion Program
Clip: Season 1 Episode 208 | 1m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Louisville, KY is expanding program that diverts 911 calls to mental health professionals.
Louisville, KY is expanding a program that diverts calls from 911 to mental health professionals.
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Crisis Call Diversion Program
Clip: Season 1 Episode 208 | 1m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Louisville, KY is expanding a program that diverts calls from 911 to mental health professionals.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLouisville is expanding a program that diverts calls from 911 to mental health professionals.
A pilot program called the Crisis Call Diversion Program began a year ago, and one police division it was later expanded to three.
Now it's going citywide from 2 to 10 p.m., seven days a week, and those hours could be extended.
Mayor Craig Greenburg says this lets police focus on being police.
All too often police officers are sent into situations that are not really about law enforcement.
Over and over we've seen situations where our metro's safe 911 dispatch center receives calls from people or about people who are in distress.
What those individuals need really is a police officer.
They need a social worker.
They need a trained mental health professional who can help with problem solving.
De-escalation and possibly make referrals to appropriate community services.
This program works very well.
It gets people the right help at the right time, and it saves police resources so that our officers can focus on preventing violent crime.
And we're proud to celebrate the success of this program and continue to develop this program, which helps us serve the people of Louisville.
Mayor Greg Greenberg's office says the program has already met crisis support for 600 people without involving police officers.
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