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More Cities Sending Mental Health Workers Instead of Police, But Funding Doubts Remain

More than 40 of the largest U.S. cities have launched some alternative response, but questions remain about how to pay for it.

Closing Argument • 04.18.2026

They’re Not Cops. They Don’t Have Guns. But They’re Responding to More 911 Calls.

A new generation of first responders is handling mental health calls and other emergencies in cities across the U.S.

Closing Argument • 03.23.2024

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