Illinois Sheriff Using Zoom for Virtual Mental Health Response at Crisis Calls
A sergeant gave the man a tablet. The man sat in a chair as counselor listened to and spoke with him. He was convinced to walk to the ambulance.
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A sergeant gave the man a tablet. The man sat in a chair as counselor listened to and spoke with him. He was convinced to walk to the ambulance.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office aims to put mental health workers in the field virtually as cities grapple with alternative police responses.
A new partnership with the Cook County Sheriff's Office Treatment Response Team is bolstering the police department's 40-year history of handling crisis situations through its Counseling Services Unit.
Suburban police departments are changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.