'Certain 911 calls could soon be diverted to mental health hotline'

'Certain 911 calls could soon be diverted to mental health hotline'
02:05 Jun 16, 2022
'Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has a plan to divert certain 911 calls to a crisis hotline in an effort to help provide mental health help to city residents. The point is, not every 911 call requires a response by someone with a badge. Currently, any call to 911 will generate a police response, even if it is not a law enforcement problem. The mayor wants to change that.  Subscribe to WBAL on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1oJSRCN  Get more Baltimore news: http://www.wbaltv.com Like us:  http://facebook.com/wbaltv11 Follow us: https://twitter.com/wbaltv11 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbaltv11/' 

Tags: mental health , baltimore , 911 call , mental health hotline , reforming police response

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