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Boston is trying to come up with better ways to aid individuals experiencing an emergency mental health crisis in part by reducing the role of police officers in responding to some 911 calls.
Proposed changes include efforts to dispatch teams of paramedics and behavioral health practitioners — a change that aims to take mental health crisis calls out of the hands of uniformed and armed officers.
Under one of the models outlined by acting Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday, the city is hoping to improve and expand dedicated teams of police officers and mental health workers who respond together to 911 calls reporting a mental health crisis that also includes a possible public safety risk…
