LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The City of Lincoln is celebrating the first anniversary of the Co-Responder Program, a partnership that allows mental health professionals to respond to calls with police officers.
The partnership began on March 3, 2025, between the Lincoln Police Department and CenterPointe to improve the city’s overall response to mental health crises.
Since its launch, the city said the Co-Responder Unit has responded to 366 calls for service. Of those individuals, 248 received help that eliminated the need for further emergency intervention.
“In its first year, this partnership has demonstrated that pairing clinicians with Lincoln Police Department officers leads to safer outcomes and stronger connections to care,” Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said. “By continuing to invest in solutions like this, we are well on the way to making Lincoln the safest and healthiest capital city in America.”…