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MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County Executive Joe Parisi plans to include funding in next year's county budget to bring the Community Alternative Response Emergency program to communities outside of Madison.
In his 2024 budget, Parisi will propose spending $200,000 to to help communities apply to get crisis response services.
"We really tried to take a very comprehensive look to the future," Dane County project manager Greg Abbott said.
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Dane County EMS is reporting double the national average success rate when returning a person who suffered cardiac arrest to quality of life.
MADISON, Wis. – Starting Monday, 911 dispatchers in Dane County will have the option to send a team of trained specialists to non-violent mental health calls instead of police. Madison’s CARES (Community Alternative Response to Emergency Situations and Services) team will feature two paramedics from Madison Fire Department, as well as two representatives from the Journey Mental Health Facility in...