After arriving on the scene with officers, this project would divert people into treatment, “with a prioritized admission.” Once established, the mobile crisis teams would be stationed at Delco’s emergency services headquarters.
According to data from the county Department of Emergency Services, there were roughly 2,900 incidents in 2020 and that number jumped to about 3,200 in 2021. Like elsewhere in the country, mental health incidents in Delco are also on the rise. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
