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The city of Columbus is rolling out a four-to-six-week pilot program on Monday that will help determine whether 911 calls need an emergency response by police and firefighter-medics or by others, such as social workers or clinicans who are better equipped to deal with mental health or substance abuse issues. "For far too often and long, we've asked police officers to be social workers, medics," Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said Friday during a news conference to announce what is being called the Alternative Response Pilot Program. The event was held at Columbus Public Health near Downtown. A ...

Tweet Share Twice now in less than two months, calls to the Metro Nashville Police Department about a person experiencing a mental health crisis have led to officers shooting the person in crisis.  On March 12, 33-year-old Melissa Wooden called 911 and made comments to dispatchers about harming herself — specifically, she said she hoped police would come and shoot her to death. Three Madison precinct officers responded to the 2800 block of Greer Road in the Goodlettsville area, where they found Wooden, a white woman, standing near the road with a pickax and a baseball bat. ...

Shaker Heights rolls out pilot program to deal with mental health crisis-intervention calls Updated Feb 16, 2021; Posted Feb 16, 2021 In its last public meeting held nearly a year ago, (March 14, 2020), Shaker Heights Fire Chief Patrick Sweeney (standing) provided City Council with a coronavirus update. Like all meetings since, the Feb. 8 work session dealing with a mental health-related Crisis Response Pilot Program was held online via Zoom. Tom Jewell/Special to cleveland.com Facebook Share SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A pilot program could leave first responders better equipped with additiona...