✅ An alternative to police: Mental health team responds to emergencies in Oregon

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✍  For immediate help if you are in a crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are confidential.  Eugene, Oregon — When a mental health-related 911 call comes in, a specialized team in Eugene, Oregon, rolls out. "Pretty much everybody we see is for one reason or another is in a state of crisis," said Manning Walker. Walker is a medic and Laurel Lisovskis is a mental health crisis manager. The pair are members of a mobile mental health crisis intervention team called CAHOOTS, which stands for Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets. They answer calls like suicide interventions and overdoses. They're unarmed and most of the time, without police backup. "We always move as a team," Lisovskis said. They took CBS News on an exclusive ride along. Their first call was for a woman they've met before, who they believe is schizophrenic. She said her name was Kayla. "I like CAHOOTS. They he ...
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