Dallas, a modern metropolis in north Texas, is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. With a focus on improving outcomes for those in mental health crisis, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) seeks to expand its services by employing two Outreach and Advocacy Specialists who will form a Long-term Care […]

Conyers is an Atlanta, Georgia suburb with a population of about 18,000.   The Conyers Police Department’s (CPD) co-responder program launched in 2020 with its first clinician beginning in early 2021. Within the Justice and Community Crisis Support (JaCCS) Program, the CPD seeks to expand the co-responder program by adding a clinician as well as […]

Columbia Heights is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, with a population of about 20,000. In 2022, Columbia Heights Police Department (CHPD) launched its first crisis intervention program. In partnership with Canvas Health, a local health resource provider, two mental health clinicians serve as co-responders with police officers to those in crisis and in need […]

Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio with a population of about 373,000. Roots in CIT training can be traced back as far as 2004 within the Cleveland Police Department (CPD). With a renewed focus in 2020, CPD began implementing co-responder teams, seeking to have one CIT-trained officer per district with 12 total […]

Clackamas is Oregon’s third-most populous county, with nearly 421,000 residents. The cities of Portland and Tualatin extend into Clackamas County from Multnomah and Washington counties respectively. Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) houses the Probation and Parole (PO) office, which works closely with the Mental Health Clinician employed as part of its effort to improve outcomes […]

Buffalo County, Nebraska has a population of about 50,000, making it Nebraska’s fifth most populous county. In 2022, Buffalo County launched a Kearney and Buffalo County Co-Responder Unit to strengthen its crisis response. The Unit is the result of a unique, collaborative effort of the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, the Kearney Police Department, Lutheran Family […]

Broward County in southeastern Florida is part of the Miami metropolitan area and has nearly 2 million residents. Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) plans to pilot a CIT program that features a co-responder mental health clinician paired with BSO’s CIT-trained deputies responding to calls for service for mental health crises. The clinician’s role is to provide […]

Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from downtown Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County, with a population of about 86,000. Brooklyn Park Police Department (BPPD) formed a Mental Health Unit in 2019 to provide better services and resources to the community. With the addition of a Hennepin […]

Austin Independent School District is based in Austin, Texas, and serves about 75,000 students. Established in 1881, the district serves most of the City of Austin, the neighboring municipalities of Sunset Valley and San Leanna, and unincorporated areas in Travis County. Austin Independent School District (AISD) reports that mental health calls have increased districtwide year […]

Arlington Heights, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, lies about 25 miles northwest of the city’s downtown and has a population of about 78,000. Arlington Heights Police Department plans to partner with AMITA Health to employ two embedded crisis counselors to create a Crisis Co-Responder Team (CCRT) to assist police during calls for service where an […]