Star Tribune

MSP Airport has a new way to help people in crisis

As many as 100,000 people move through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport each day and a growing number of them are struggling with mental health challenges. Now, Victoria Romberg is at MSP to ...
KSL

Inside the job of a social worker and detective in Salt Lake City as they respond to crisis calls

SALT LAKE CITY — On World Social Work Day, the Salt Lake City Police Department gave KSL-TV an exclusive look at how its social work team assists and responds to people in the community. The ...
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Social workers, police could team up to handle 911 calls in Ann Arbor under new program

After over four years of talks, Ann Arbor now has a model for an unarmed response program that could launch in 2026, using social workers instead of police to handle 911 calls such as nonviolent ...
Star Tribune

In Washington County, 'boots-on-the-ground' social work is transforming police response to people in crisis

A police radio crackles, and Washington County social worker Hannah Driver listens in. If the call is for a person with a mental health crisis — about one-fifth of all 911 calls, studies show — Driver ...