St. Paul Ending the Mental Health Program Collaborating with Police
St. Paul Drops Mental Health Program Collaboration
ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul is dropping a program that has helped thousands of people in need.Mental health providers will no longer work with police to follow up on 911 calls to connect people in need to resources. The Community Outreach and Stabilization Unit, or COAST, handles about 1,700 cases a year. They work with emergency callers dealing with issues like mental health, homelessness, or addiction.
Changes in Emergency Response Strategy
The city is scrapping COAST in hopes of providing those same services more effectively, without overlapping agencies. St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry discussed this decision during a city council budget meeting on Wednesday.
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