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Three Things To Read This Week

June 29, 2026

  • Safer Cities Interview With Medical University Of South Carolina’s Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program: Turning The Tide.
  • Report: Roadmap For Using Medicaid To Fund Community Violence Intervention Programs.
  • Momentum For Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs Around The Country.

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Latest Polling

Albuquerque Police Department To Community Safety Department: “Your Work Is So Much Appreciated And It Does Not Go Unnoticed—Thank You.”

August 22, 2025
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Momentum For Safety Ambassadors Teams Across The Country.

August 16, 2025
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Latest Interviews

Three Takeaways From Mayor Baraka Interview

August 2, 2024
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Kendra Priest On: How Austin’s First-In-The-Nation “Mental Health” Option Transformed How 911 Calls Are Handled In The City.

August 1, 2024
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Issues

Dispatch

Study: Austin’s Embedded 911 Clinicians Reduced Emergency Detentions By More Than 40 Percent, Arrests By Nearly 40 Percent

June 22, 2026
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Report: Three Keys To Successfully Integrating 911 And 988.

June 8, 2026
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Study: Embedding Mental Health Clinicians In 911 Centers Reduces Police Response To Some Calls, Frees Up Hundreds Of Police Officer Hours.

April 20, 2026
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Study: What St. Petersburg Learned From Its Mobile Crisis Response Team—Insights From Crisis Team, Police, And 911 Dispatch.

March 31, 2026
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Research: New NYC 911 Call Analysis Finds Most Calls Are Unrelated To Crime, And More Than 1 Million Calls Involve Behavioral And Mental Health Needs—A Strong “Opportunity To Expand Alternative First Response.”

March 24, 2026
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Responders

Portland Expanded Its Street Response Team Into A Community Safety-Style Department

February 18, 2026
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Cities Launching Mediation Responder Teams To Handle Non-Emergency 911 Calls For Service.

February 7, 2026
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Portland Street Response Team Now “An Equal Part Of The City’s Public Safety System, Alongside Police And Fire.”

July 18, 2025
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New Jersey and Ohio Mobile Crisis Response Teams Go Statewide

May 25, 2025
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Detroit’s Police Chief Signals Strong Support For Community Violence Intervention Programs.

February 16, 2025
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Centers

Crisis Stabilization Centers Providing Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment, Easing Burden On Emergency Rooms And Jails.

January 31, 2026
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Momentum For Crisis Stabilization Centers Across The Country.

January 18, 2026
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Three More Sobering Centers Open Across The Country

December 15, 2024
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How Trauma Recovery Centers Work With Community Violence Intervention Teams

October 1, 2024
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New Study: New York City’s Overdose Prevention Centers Don’t Increase Neighborhood Crime.

December 4, 2023
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Topics

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988 / 911
Responders
Mobile Crisis Teams Overdose Response Teams Clean Teams Safety Ambassadors Community Violence Intervention Community Safety Departments Hospital-Based Community Violence Transit Ambassadors
Centers
Crisis Stabilization Sobering Centers Trauma Recovery Centers
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