ORLANDO, Fla. – Two Community Response Teams will soon be on staff at the Orlando Police Department. Each team is made up of one licensed clinician and one case manager.
The Orlando Police Department said the department responds to an average of 50 calls a day for emergencies dealing with mental health.
With Community Response Teams onboard, some non-violent calls to 911 will dispatch mental health professionals. “We are meeting the needs of our most vulnerable citizens.
The ones that can’t help themselves. The ones that are in crisis mentally and emotionally, and they’re asking for us to send them help.