A Worcester city councilor wants a report on how the police department and the emergency communications and management department respond to mental health emergencies.
Councilor-at-Large Kathleen Toomey, the chair of the public safety committee, is asking City Manager Eric D. Batista to provide the report, according to the city council’s agenda for Tuesday night’s meeting.
Her request comes two weeks after three mental health organizations sued Worcester. The organizations claim the city’s 911 system violates multiple federal laws by sending armed officers to mental health crises…