Young County is located in north central Texas. In 2020, the population was 17,867.  The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1874 and is named after William Cocke Young, an early Texas settler and soldier. Young County, Texas, will use FY24 PACT funding to establish crisis response teams, provide comprehensive mental health response and de-escalation […]

Waxahachie is the county seat of Ellis County, Texas and has a population of 41,140. The city was founded in 1850. Waxahachie is an attractive tourist attraction, bringing in thousands of visitors yearly, due to the historic homes and buildings and proximity to the Metroplex. The Waxahachie Police Department will use the FY24 PACT funding to implement an […]

The Osage Nation is a Midwestern American Indian nation of the Great Plains with a 2017 population of 47,350. The Osage people refer to themselves in their Dhegihan Siouan language as (𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷‎, Wazhazhe, ‘Middle Waters’). The Osage Nation will use FY24 PACT funding to create a Crisis Intervention Response team. The Osage Nation Police Department (ONPD) will collaborate with […]

Oakland County is in the Detroit metropolitan area, containing the bulk of Detroit’s northern suburbs with a population of 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will use FY24 PACT funding to expand their Crisis Response Unit (CRU), by adding a traveling Co-Responder Mental Health Clinician, a dedicated non-patrol vehicle for […]

Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma which spans over 200 acres and is the oldest institution of higher learning in Oklahoma. The Northeastern State University Oklahoma (NSUOK) will use FY24 PACT funding to support to create a coordinated community-police response to mental health calls. This initiative includes […]

Fitchburg is a city in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts and is the third-largest city in the county with a population of 41,946. The City of Fitchburg will be using the FY24 PACT funding by continuing to provide training and education for law enforcement on mental illness and promote diversion tactics for individuals with mental illness from the […]

Fairbanks is the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the interior region of Alaska with a population of 32,515, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska.                 The Fairbanks Police Department (FPD) will use FY24 PACT funding to embed a peer support specialist to support the agency’s CIT […]

Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Kansas and is located along the Verdigris River in the state’s southeastern region with a population of 8,826, making it the most populous city of Montgomery County, Kansas. The City of Coffeyville will use the FY24 PACT funding by employing a Co-Responder, this initiative addresses mental health crises effectively by providing timely […]

Buncombe County is located in North Carolina and is classified within Western North Carolina with a population of 269,452, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina. Buncombe County is part of the Ashville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) will use FY24 PACT funding to enhance its Co-Responder Program. This program aims […]

Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey with a population of approximately 12,133 people. Many of the Glen Rock Officers on patrol are also certified Emergency Medical Technicians (E.M.T.’s). The Glen Rock Police Department will use the FY24 PACT funding to enhance its Community Outreach Unit by implementing the “Arrive Together” program, […]