With the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in community responder programs that reduce reliance on law enforcement ...

Police officer or community response officer, that is the question. For any potential confusion, the role of the community response officer is to enforce municipal codes, offer support on medical ...

When COVID-19 shutdowns began in Chicago, neighbors in the West Ridge neighborhood started fielding calls from neighbors who needed everything from diapers and rent assistance to general information.

Human Rights Watch is pleased to support Assembly Bill 118 (AB118 Kamlager), which will establish the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems (C.R.I.S.E.S.) Act grant program, to ...

Evanston City Council unanimously approved moving forward with establishing Evanston’s community response program, which is designed to work in tandem with the Evanston Police Department to respond to ...

In the West, first responders are being overwhelmed with the scale of unprecedented and ongoing wildfires. In the Southeast, first responders are coping with one of the most active hurricane seasons ...

ARE DEALING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. IN THE CITY OF STOCKTON. ONE ORGANIZATION MAMBA COMMUNITY RESPONSE. HOW CAN I DIRECT? YOUR CALL IS CONSTANTLY ON STANDBY, READY TO MOBILIZE WHEN ANYONE HAS A ...