How Chicago is trying to respond to 911 calls without cops

By Claire Hyman
Paramedic
In this photo taken Nov. 6, 2019, Trisha Preston, a paramedic, poses outside the headquarters of her employer, American Medical Response, in Portland, Ore. Gillian Flaccus/Associated Press
Paramedic
In this photo taken Nov. 6, 2019, Trisha Preston, a paramedic, poses outside the headquarters of her employer, American Medical Response, in Portland, Ore. Gillian Flaccus/Associated Press

How Chicago is trying to respond to 911 calls without cops

By Claire Hyman
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Last fall, Chicago put together two teams of a social worker, paramedic and police officer to respond to 911 calls about mental health crises. Now, city officials say they’re getting ready to expand the program with a new model without cops.

Reset gets the latest on the plan and discusses how crisis intervention works in other parts of the country.

GUESTS: Chip Mitchell, WBEZ criminal justice reporter

Anne Janks, organizer for Coalition for Police Accountability