In 1989, a project started in Oregon by a bunch of self-described ‘anarchist hippies’ began sending mental-health workers and medics, not armed police, to low-risk 911 calls. Today, 93 similar programs in 31 US states take about 200,000 calls a year.
https://theprogressnetwork.substack.com/p/911-minus-the-police
Esther Schindler
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