Minneapolis file 2026-01042, before the Minneapolis City Council. Still to be decided as of 2026-10-07.
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Mental health teams respond to some 911 calls instead of armed police Community Bridges would deploy mobile crisis teams to answer calls about mental health, substance use, and homelessness from January 2027 through December 2028, with the city paying up to $5.9 million per year.
Emergency room visits and arrests may drop for people in crisis When trained counselors and paramedics respond instead of police, research shows fewer people get arrested or hospitalized for psychiatric holds, and more get connected to shelter and treatment services.
Calls involving weapons or violence still require police response Mobile crisis teams handle low-risk calls; the contract does not specify how the city determines which calls are safe for non-police response, so response times and consistency may vary depending on 911 dispatch decisions.
Authorizing a contract with Community Bridges, Inc., in the annual amount of up to $5,900,000 for Mobile Crisis Response services from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2028, with an option to extend the contract on an annual basis, at the sole option of the City, for three (3) additional years.
Read the official record for 2026-01042
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