In Major Police Reform SFPD Will No Longer Handle Most Psychiatric and Behavioral Crisis Calls

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🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Protesters around the country have demanded the defunding of police because of excessive force used all too often in situations that critics say could be dealt with nonviolently. Now San Francisco is launching the country’s largest experiment in reform by taking most psychiatric , behavioral and substance abuse crisis calls out of the hands of police. Instead, unarmed mobile teams -- made up of a paramedic, a mental health professional and a peer advocate -- will respond to the calls. We’ll talk about San Francisco’s program, which will be phased in next month, and similar efforts around the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.3	Coming up on forum, San Francisco is changing how it responds to mental health emergencies by taking police out of the equation.
0:58.0	It's a new effort that could be a model for other cities and states. We learn more.
1:02.0	Then Julien Castro is still hitting the campaign trail.
1:06.0	After his failed bid to be the Democratic presidential nominee, he's working to increase voting rates and
1:12.0	on turning Texas blue. We'll also talk about the election, the border, and more, and what
1:17.5	Castro thought of last night's police officers.
1:47.0	The city will use unarmed teams with a paramedic, mental health professional, and peer advocate to respond to those calls instead.
1:54.0	Here to tell us more is NPR correspondent Eric Westervelt. Thanks so much for joining us, Eric.
1:59.0	Glad to be here. Happy Friday.
2:01.1	Thanks. Happy Friday to you too. You know this sounds like a major change for the department.
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