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Sending civilian responders to help mental health crises is a promising development in law enforcement, tweets Barack Obama

By Sarah Abraham

Barack Obama took on to Twitter on Monday to share about the developments related to programs sending civilian responders instead of police to help people facing mental health crises. 

The former U.S. president tweeted saying, “More places are experimenting with programs that send civilian responders instead of police to help people experiencing mental health crises. It’s a promising development in law enforcement in the wake of this summer’s protests.”

His tweet included an article from USA Today, Did George Floyd, Daniel Prude change 911 mental health call response? 

His tweet also included a link to the MBK Alliance, sharing more information about other developments from communities working to reimage policing.

Barack Obama has been very active in conversing about mental health problems for many years. 

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Sarah Abraham

Sarah Abraham is a graduate in Journalism - Mass Media. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication and content writing. She is committed to high-quality research and writing. Sarah is currently working as an aspiring journalist at USAnewshour.com and can be reached at sarahabrahamk1011@gmail.com.