Dallas Public Safety Agencies Launch Mental Health Program

Dallas Police and fire-rescue departments are partnering with Meadows Mental Policy Institute and Parkland Health & Hospital System to improve emergency mental health response. The goal of the collaboration is to create a response program for 911 calls for behavioral health.

The rapid Integrated Group Healthcare Team (RIGHT Care) will involve teams of paramedics, police officers, and Parkland social workers that will be dispatched for behavioral health calls. It is anticipated that the new approach will free police and fire personnel to be able to respond to more calls.

The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas is a . . .