Cambridge Police has a program they say every department should have – they’re patrolling the streets with police officers and trained mental health clinicians.
The “Co-Response Team” can step in when there’s a call involving a mental health crisis.
This part of the Clinical Support Unit, overseen by Dr. Jamie Barrett, was developed in 2024. Barrett says they want to focus on whatever brought a person in contact with police in the first place, so they can address that problem and reduce the chance of repeated calls for service…