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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Chicago should fully embrace alternatives to 911 police response for mental health calls

Larry Snelling, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to lead the Chicago Police Department, has expressed support for mental health workers to help respond to some 911 calls. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

We were heartened to hear Larry Snelling express support for a mental health alternative to the police in responding to 911 calls at his first press conference after being nominated as Chicago’s next police superintendent.

“If we have mental health calls that can be handled by someone outside the Chicago Police Department,” Snelling said Aug. 14, “that would really be very helpful to the Chicago Police Department.”

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