Social workers may be riding along on calls with police officers in Waukegan and three other Illinois cities within the next six months as part of a pilot program created by the Illinois General Assembly.
Social workers may be riding along on calls with police officers in Waukegan and three other Illinois cities within the next six months as part of a pilot program created by the Illinois General Assembly last week.
Among the provisions of the legislation is a pilot program to be created within six months by the police departments in Waukegan, Peoria, Springfield and East St. Louis, which will make mental health professionals part of first-responder units. When a social worker arrives in a crisis situation with a police officer, Johnson said they can add a different dimension to the situation. The collaboration will enhance safety for the community.
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“Social workers will be able to help people in crisis,” he said. “They could be acting out and need the care a social worker can give. We get calls about suicide. They have the ability to listen and deal with that person. They have a place in law enforcement.”
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