Community Response Team in Tulsa helps respond to mental-health related calls

Community Response Team in Tulsa helps respond to mental-health related calls

HOWEVER..

WE LEARNED SOMEOFFICERS ARE ALREADY CO-RESPOND ON MENTAL-HEALTHCALLS..THE "COMMUNITY RESPONSETEAM" ALSO KNOWN AS C-R-TPAIRS UP TULSA POLICE ANDTULSA FIRE WITH A MENTALHEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHENDISPATCHED TO A 9-1-1 CALLRELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.THIS COLLABORATION STARTEDIN 2018..

AND SINCE THEN..C-R-T HAS RESPONDED TO 255SUICIDAL CALLS..

AND HASBEEN ABLE TO STABILIZE THEM.THE GOAL - TO DIVERT PEOPLEFROM GOING TO JAIL ANDPROVIDE THEM WITH THESERVICES THEY NEED.18:04:19- 31 "For the peoplewho have committed crimes,we have like a 70% successrate of diverting them fromjail into psychiatric careto prevent them fromunnecessary ER emergencyroom visits."UNDER THE NEW ORDER SIGNEDBY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.THERE WILL BE GUIDANCEPROVIDED REGARDING THEDEVELOPMENT ANDIMPLEMENTATION OFCO-RESPONDER PROGRAMS..WHICH INVOLVE SOCIAL WORKERS