Baltimore is transforming its 911 system to dispatch healthcare clinicians for nonviolent crises instead of police, connecting residents to social services and medical care. The $15 million initiative, funded by opioid settlement money, aims to reduce unnecessary arrests.
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Baltimore is rethinking what it means to call 911, and who responds. Callers who don't need police will get help finding social services and healthcare before they actually fall into crisis.
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