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Training for a long-touted crisis-intervention team in Nashville began this week for 16 Metro Nashville Police Department officers and six mental health counselors.
The city already has a mobile crisis team but is adding a new approach in which police officers and mental health professionals respond simultaneously to 911 emergencies involving people with mental health issues. I’m totally committed. I’m totally excited you volunteered to be a part of this, Nashville police Chief John Drake told the test team inside a Mental Health Cooperative classroom in Metro Center. Whatever resources we need to put into it, we will.
Metro report addresses city s affordable housing needs; task force gives 9 recommendations
The report focuses on making some big changes from now until 2024. In the report, the mayorâs 22-expert Affordable Housing Task Force provided nine priority recommendations for making progress.
By: Cole Johnson
and last updated 2021-06-09 10:46:47-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Nashville Mayor John Cooper has released a report explaining the necessary steps to tackle the cityâs affordable housing needs.
The report focuses on making some big changes from now until 2024. In the report, the mayorâs 22-expert Affordable Housing Task Force provided nine priority recommendations for making progress.