29-04-2021 18:28 via rochestercitynewspaper.com

They answer the call when people are in crisis

Rochester's Person in Crisis Team, which some see as a step toward a new public safety model, is now responding to mental health calls.Social workers Dré Johnson and Renee Brean were cruising around Rochester’s east side in a city-owned white Jeep Compass. It was an overcast Wednesday afternoon and the two emergency responders for the city’s new Person in Crisis Team were talking about some of the recent calls they’ve handled, ranging from suicidal people on the Maplewoo
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