The Wall Street Journal sees Eugene mental health program as a model for others

I visited Eugene to ride along with the wonderful CAHOOTS crew for the WSJ. The idea behind the story is that not every call to the police needs a police response, and trained mental health workers can provide high quality service in a targeted way (and at a lower cost.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-mental-health-experts-not-police-are-the-first-responders-1543071600?fbclid=IwAR1ZRKMDvQsuZsvUdVPd-Cy29dK0A3xmEsvIlymfa8WZONA9SpTFW-KpJn8