Nashville's Crisis Response Model

Nashville’s groundbreaking Partners in Care program turns five, proving that mental health support can transform crisis response—pairing clinicians with police to intervene, not arrest. Starting small, it’s now scaled to every precinct, with 700 officers trained and over 15,000 calls handled, helping nearly 9,700 people—with arrests dropping to less than 5%. So successful, it’s expanded to Nashville Fire Department’s REACH program—and leaders are eyeing 24/7 coverage, ready to turn compassion into citywide care. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d092153059503216