November 13, 2024
CAHOOTS is a mental health first response and mobile intervention model that responds to non-violent crises instead of police, such as welfare checks, public assistance and transportation to services. “The program mobilizes two-person teams consisting of a medic (a nurse, paramedic, or EMT) and a crisis worker with substantial training and experience in mental health.”
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Is Fairfax County’s Co-Responder Program the Right Fit?
Advocates, public cite concerns.
It has been over three years since Fairfax County initiated its pilot co-responder program intended to help police respond to mental health emergency calls. Some county residents are raising multiple concerns about the program.
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