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DESCRIPTION:The Santa Cruz County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California is pleased 
 to announce an educational webinar on an alternative response to 911 calls. 
 Law enforcement leaders and activists agree that many non-violent calls 
 should be responded to by trained mental health and social worker 
 professionals, instead of law enforcement officers. This webinar is 
 designed to educate the public about the need and possibility for change 
 and to move the county closer to making that change.\n\nWe will begin by 
 discussing the mobile mental health services currently available to the 
 community.\n\n* Stephanie French, Operations Division Manager of the Santa 
 Cruz Regional 911 system, will present how the 911 system works and will 
 reflect on changes that could coordinate alternative responses.\n* Sarah 
 Leonard, Executive Director of the Mental Health Client Action Network, 
 will discuss her experience with the current system of a case worker 
 responding with law enforcement to people in crisis, and what change is 
 needed\n* Ashley Tran, Suicide Crisis Line Coordinator for Suicide 
 Prevention Service of the Central Coast, will discuss her views about how 
 the current system works for her clients, and what change is needed.\n* Ben 
 Adam Climer, formerly of CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The 
 Streets) in Eugene, Oregon, and now a CAHOOTS consultant working with 
 California cities wishing to implement a similar program, will demonstrate 
 how teams of EMTs and crisis counselors have responded to non-emergency 
 calls for Eugene, saving that community millions of dollars per year. He 
 will also present a financial model of how that kind of program would work 
 in Santa Cruz.\n\nAfter the presentations, the panelists will respond to 
 questions posted by attendees.\n\nRegister at: 
 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m4PGnUKRRWCqdVdvdSBWjg\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/04/18838799.php
SUMMARY:ACLU Webinar on Alternative Response to 911 Calls
LOCATION:Online 
 Event:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m4PGnUKRRWCqdVdvdSBWjg
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/04/18838799.php
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