Brooklyn Park's "Alternate Response Team" Pairs Social Workers And Paramedics On Mental Health Calls

By David Schuman, CBS Minnesota

March 24, 2023

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – A Twin Cities suburb is leading the way in Minnesota on responding to mental health 911 calls.

Brooklyn Park now sends a social worker and paramedic to calls that don't involve crimes being committed or threats of violence.

"Situations like welfare checks or a mental health call or somebody who's overdosing or somebody who's homeless," said Nils Dybvig, the social worker leading the team.

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