25-02-2025
Davenport Police/Vera French partnership shows ‘signs of success'
The Davenport Police Department says its partnership with Vera French Mental Health Center to deal with mental health crises shows signs of success since being implemented.
Our Quad Cities News spoke with the officer in charge of the department's Co-Responder program. Officers trained in crisis intervention team up with mental health professionals to support people during or after a mental health incident that involves a police response. A police officer and a Vera French mental health professional often ride together during shifts.
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