All Things Considered

Less than a week in, Minneapolis crisis response team has responded to 'quite a few' calls

Social worker Amber Ruth and officer Lori Goulet consult a person.
Social worker Amber Ruth and St. Paul police officer Lori Goulet consult a person in crisis in the person's house in St. Paul in 2018. In neighboring Minneapolis, a pilot program has launched where unarmed mental health professionals respond to nonviolent emergency calls related to behavioral health.
Evan Frost | MPR News 2018