KFF Health News Philadelphia PA February 8, 2024 Emergency dispatchers in Philadelphia are increasingly assigning 911 calls involving people in …
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Philadelphia City Council paves way for $3 million funding bump for mobile crisis response services
WHYY NPR Philadelphia PA June 23, 2023 Mobile crisis program supporters say additional funding will help to better staff professional …
City Council advances Philly’s $6.2 billion budget deal
WHYY NPR Philadelphia PA June 8, 2023 The plan also includes $3 million more for mobile crisis response teams who …
Alternatives to calling 911 in Philadelphia
Kensington Voice 06/11/2021 With information from Don’t Call the Police, Philly Alt. to 911, and DBHIDS. Contributions from Olga Hernandez …
When mental health crises require more than a phone conversation, these mobile units come to help
Philadelphia Inquirer Sep 30, 2022 A grandmother calls a mental health crisis line for help after her grandson with intellectual …