Georgetown Police Launches Mental Health Crisis Team

Georgetown's number of mental health 911 calls has grown so large that the police have created a new team to address the issue. The unit is called the Crisis Intervention Team.

According to FOX 7, Roland Waits, the assistant chief of police at Georgetown's Police Department, said the goal for the unit is to handle all the mental health calls the city receives, in addition to assisting with some of the unhoused or homeless individuals.

Since 2019, 911 calls for service have risen from 314 to 999. The largest jump occurred in 2023, with almost 350 more calls than the previous year. The city's emergency detentions are rising, too. Currently, the Crisis Intervention Team consists of three people with training in mental health.

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