This US city sends mental health workers instead of police to non-criminal emergency calls

Jul 15, 2020

Recent Black Lives Matter protests have stirred debate around police funding. Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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The CAHOOTS programme reduces confrontations involving police officers. Image: White Bird Clinic

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Rate of civilians killed by the police annually in selected countries, as of 2019(per 10 million residents). Image: Statista

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