Alcott’s unarmed crisis response teams are responding to hundreds of incidents per month. As the only nonprofit organization with teams in both programs, Alcott is currently positioned as a leader in unarmed crisis response services in Los Angeles.
In Fiscal Year 24-25, Alcott’s unarmed crisis teams collectively responded to 4,500 diverted 911 incidents across 4+ LAPD districts.
Alcott added an additional 24/7 unarmed crisis response program in partnership with the City of Los Angeles known as CIRCLE, serving as a service provider for the Mayor’s Office.
One-year of providing unarmed crisis response services, UMCR has matured past its pilot season. Alcott’s UMCR teams are praised by community members and recognized by the City Council after witnessing the care, timeliness, and value provided by this much needed program.
A new program in Los Angeles is deploying teams of clinicians — not police officers — to respond to incidents involving people in mental health crisis, city leaders announced Wednesday.
Two-person teams that fall under the Police Department’s Mental Evaluation Unit are made up of an LAPD officer and a clinician from the county Department of Mental Health. The teams respond to mental-health related calls along with patrol officers whenever possible.
When Angelenos face a situation that requires calling 911 — such as encountering a person in the throes of a mental health crisis — the first responders are usually firefighters or armed police officers.
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Effective April 1st, all of City Council District 1 has access to unarmed crisis response teams, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now, when you dial 911, trained response teams can be deployed as an alternative to law enforcement to respond to non-urgent incidents involving people experiencing homelessness. These teams offer trauma-informed care and support for people in crisis, and are equipped with experienced mental health professionals and outreach teams for follow up engagement and case management.
LOS ANGELES — More than 300 calls for service related to mental health crises have been diverted from LAPD officers to specialized clinicians and other non-law enforcement personnel as part of a new unarmed response pilot program, city officials announced Wednesday.
