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New Orleans’ Mental Health Response Revolution | New Orleans News
Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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New Orleans is revolutionizing crisis response with its Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit, sending mental health professionals—not cops—to non-violent emergencies, cutting hospital visits, easing emergency service strain, and achieving a 75% follow-up success rate while diverting nearly 40% of calls from traditional responders.
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