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Three Things To Read This Week

August 10, 2026

  • Policy Brief: Three Counties Integrating 911 Call Centers With Mental Health Experts, Connecting People In Crisis To “The Right Care” While Reducing Burden On Law Enforcement.
  • Safer Cities Interview With Cincinnati’s Community Responders Team.
  • Cities Turning To Crisis Stabilization Centers For Mental Health Treatment, Instead Of “Jail And Long Waits In A Hospital Emergency Room.”

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August 10, 2026
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Cities Turning To Community Responder Teams To Help Police Focus On Higher-Priority Calls And Deliver “The Right Response At The Right Time.”

August 3, 2026
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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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Dispatch

Cities Turning To Community Responder Teams To Help Police Focus On Higher-Priority Calls And Deliver “The Right Response At The Right Time.”

August 3, 2026
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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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First 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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