Mayor’s Office Launches Person In Crisis Team Pilot Program
Written by Site Hub on January 22, 2021
Yesterday, Mayor Lovely Warren announced the launch of the city’s new program aimed at “providing a compassionate, non law -enforcement emergency response for people experiencing mental or emotional turmoil.”
The Person In Crisis (PIC) team will run through june as a pilot program and will hopefully turn into a full time city asset after that.
Mayor Warren released a statement, saying:
“Today we take a significant step toward making much-needed change by revamping the way we respond to non-violent crises. By mobilizing highly trained professionals, including crisis counselors and social workers, we can ensure that those in crisis receive treatment rather than punishment. This is a major change, not only in the way we handle non-violent law enforcement situations, but also in the way that we serve and protect some of our most vulnerable residents.”
Source:
RochesterFirst.com
