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During the virtual press call, Von Hollen said that "too often calls that come in through 911 do not require a use of force response, and yet, too often, they result in unnecessary escalation and unjust deaths." The bill was initially introduced in the waning days of the last session of Congress but failed to gain any traction.  ADVERTISEMENT It will be reintroduced next week in the Senate and the week after that in the House, Van Hollen said.  “What this bill is designed to do,” the senator continued, “is provide federal incentives in the form of grants to cities and other local juri...

47abc April 26, 2021 MARYLAND – As calls for police reform continue, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen says he plans to re-introduce legislation that would send a mental or behavioral health worker to certain calls instead of a police officer. The Community-Based Response Act aims to create grant programs that would pay for community-based emergency and non emergency response. “When you begin to look at the cases, you find so many do not require a use of force response. A lot of those have to do with different mental health situations,” said Sen. Van Hollen. Sen. Van Hollen says in instance...

We should think about public safety the way we think about public health.