Cincinnati to send mental health staff to low-risk 911 calls (OH)

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CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati will launch a six-month pilot program that will send unarmed mental health and medical personnel to emergency calls for nonviolent and mental health crises.

​​Mayor Aftab Pureval and city leaders announced the plan Thursday morning at the Cincinnati Regional Operations Center in Lower Price Hill. The ROC, as the facility is commonly called, houses the city’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which receives both 911 and non-emergency calls, and also dispatches police and fire runs…