Overland Park Police Department closer to establishing Behavioral Health Unit
City council OKs budget that includes task force
OPPD closer to establishing Behavioral Health Unit
and last updated 2021-07-12 23:56:22-04
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. â A Behavioral Health Unit is one step closer to becoming a reality for the Overland Park Police Department.
The Overland Park City Council approved on Monday the city s proposed 2022 budget, which includes a line item for an 11-member team that would be dedicated to responding to mental health calls, according to Councilman Chris Newlin. This will consist of officers that will be highly trained in crisis intervention, and then weâll have a co-responder who is a social worker with a masters degree from Johnson County that will be tagged with them, Newlin said. They will be able to help them respond and get them the services that they need while they are in crisis here.
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