LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY RESPOND TO 911 CALLS INVOLVING PEOPLE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WHO ARE NOT VIOLENT. UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM, MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS WILL BE THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE TEAMS WILL BE COMPRISED OF A CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT SHERIFFS DEPUTY OR APD OFFICER, PAIRED WITH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN. BERNALILLO COUNTY IS CONTRIBUTING A MILLION DOLLARS AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE JUST UNDER HALF-A-MILLION TO CREATE THREE MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS.
