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The latest adopter is Oregon State, where officials say unarmed responders are often better equipped than the police to manage students’ psychological needs.
Oregon State University is introducing a four-person crisis response team this week called OSU Assist to better support students facing mental health challenges and other forms of distress or crisis. When 911 or emergency calls are made to the university’s Corvallis campus Department of Public Safety, dispatchers will now be able to decide if law enforcement is required to