NEW: Austin leaders are taking new efforts to remove mental health response from the hands of police and put them in those of trained healthcare professions. In a rare meeting of the minds, both police and city officials agree officers should have less of a role.
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2025/01/24/austin-city-council-police-department-apd-mental-health-crisis-calls-study/77912685007/