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New London Jeanne Milstein, the city’s Human Services Director, says a $200,000 boost in funding in the mayor’s proposed budget could reduce the number of mental-health-related calls to police. She is developing a plan for a Peer Navigator program and looking to hire at least three people “with lived mental health experience” to perform follow-up work with individuals with mental health issues who find themselves dealing with police officers. About 40% of police calls for service in the city are mental health related and Milstein said the program could reduce that number and curtail repeat calls from certain individuals. Navigators would work with individuals to get treatment, housing, jobs or whatever it is that had initially prompted a situation that ended with a call to police. ....
The peer navigators would be people with lived mental health experience. After someone in the city experiences a mental health crisis and calls police, a navigator would automatically follow up with that person. “Working with the individual to get treatment, working with the individual to help get housing and jobs. It is a very holistic approach, said Milstein. The city does have structures in place to respond to mental health crises already. About 30% of NLPD officers have received crisis intervention training, according to the city. The police department also works with social workers. “We have crisis mental health workers right now that are available, but addressing a crisis does not address the underlying issue, said Milstein. ....
Replies(3) Kyndrel Dawson, 25, of Willimantic, dragged a New London officer on a roadway and continued to flee. Dawson was caught by a Groton cop. (New London Police Department ) Diamond English, 20, of New London, was charged with interfering with police. (New London Police Department ) NEW LONDON, CT A 25-year-old Willimantic man was charged with assaulting a police officer after he tried to flee in a car and dragged the officer the length of Westomere Place onto Montauk Avenue just after 6 a.m. Tuesday, police said. The driver, Kyndrel Dawson, kept going after the officer finally fell onto the pavement. A bulletin was sent out to neighboring police departments to be on the lookout for Dawson. He was ultimately captured, police said. ....
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