NPR: mobile crisis response https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-108597 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:24:40 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: mobile crisis response https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-108597/mobile-crisis-response They help police with mental health calls. So why are 'mobile crisis' teams in crisis? Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2026/02/05/nx-s1-5693908/police-mental-health-calls-988-911-mobile-crisis-teams https://www.npr.org/2026/02/05/nx-s1-5693908/police-mental-health-calls-988-911-mobile-crisis-teams

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle.

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