911 Fails People in Mental Health Crises. Here's a Plan to Fix It.

About this episode

911 calls related to mental health are the most likely to involve police use of force. A new book offers a blueprint for a 911 redesign that could save lives. Guests: • Rebecca Neusteter, Executive Director, University of Chicago Health Lab; Author of “911, What’s Your Emergency? The Promise and Peril of Crisis Response” • Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff, Harris County, Texas Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 readers who trust Tradeoffs for clear, deeply reported health policy insights. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Tradeoffs helps you cut through the noise with clear, deeply reported journalism on the forces driving health care's toughest choices — reporting you won't find anywhere else. If our work helps you stay informed, support it with a donation today. This episode was produced by Christine Herman, edited by Ryan Levi and Dan Gorenstein, and mixed by Andrew Parrella and Cedric Wilson. The Tradeoffs theme song was composed by Ty Citerman. Additional music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Tradeoffs reporting for this story was supported, in part