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First Responders for Mental Health Incidents

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

July 9, 2021 • Southeast Region

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Milwaukee Common Council Alder Chantia Lewis explains an effort to change first responder policy by sending unarmed specialists instead of police for incidents involving mental health issues.

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