According to a recent report, it takes up to 8% of the 911 burden off the local police but does, in turn, need backup or accompaniment from the police about 8% of the time:
CAHOOTS does a lot of welfare checks (which police are often asked, but ill-equipped, to do), and has special skill in handling situations which may look violent to police but probably aren't (like mental illness and excited intoxication). It seems to have saved Eugene lives and money.
I think that was made up. I read it somewhere as something that might work.perhaps in a non violent domestic dispute
It was Denver https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/06/denver-sent-mental-health-help-not-police-hundreds-calls/4421364001/
Why do you think it was made up? I do think it was from a major media source.
There's CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) in Eugene, OR:
https://www.eugene-or.gov/4508/CAHOOTS
According to a recent report, it takes up to 8% of the 911 burden off the local police but does, in turn, need backup or accompaniment from the police about 8% of the time:
https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/56717/CAHOOTS-Program-Analysis
CAHOOTS does a lot of welfare checks (which police are often asked, but ill-equipped, to do), and has special skill in handling situations which may look violent to police but probably aren't (like mental illness and excited intoxication). It seems to have saved Eugene lives and money.