Evanston to send crisis responders to low-risk 911 calls instead of police officers

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Evanston to send crisis responders to low-risk 911 calls instead of police officers
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C.A.R.E., the Crisis Alternative Response Evanston Program, a city initiative to re-imagine public safety by providing a non-police response to low-level low…

Dispatchers will be tasked with routing some of those calls, including nuisance complaints, well-being checks, ordinance violations and even mental health to the C.A.R.E. teamFor the past four weeks a team of crisis responders have been training around the clock, gearing up to hit the streets of Evanston.“We really got to know each other and so I think we have a really good team to get started to do this work,” said Jeron Dorsey, the direct supervisor of the city’s C.A.R.E. program.

Dispatchers at the emergency call center will be tasked with routing some of those calls, including nuisance complaints, well-being checks, ordinance violations, and even mental health. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyThe program operates independently from the police department. An Evanston Police Department officials explained he believes it will ease the burden on officers.

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