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[JOE COOPER] March 10th, we're going to be able to expand citywide.
We've already been in East Precinct, West Precinct and North Precinct,
so now we're going to get down to South and Southwest Precinct.
We're going to have another 11 folks that are in training now.
They're going to be in the field.
So we're going to be able to expand citywide
for the CARE Team and our crisis responders
are going to be able to be all over the whole city
responding to Seattle Police calls.
[BROOKE HERNANDEZ] There's been a lot of want from the other
areas of the city for our team to be able to come and provide that support,
so it's really exciting that we're finally doing it.
These issues aren't defined to just one area of Seattle.
There's lots of places that are needing
more resources, support, mental health.
- One of the most important things about our team
is that our responders are able
to spend more time with people.
It'll just be able to get us there a lot quicker.
So officers with SPD can then respond to higher priority calls.
- We have to respond in pairs, so it's important
that we have multiple teams on, so we can keep having quick response
times and providing service quickly to people that are calling 911.
- Hugely important for different populations in this city
who might not be getting those responses.
Hugely important for us as a team that, hey, yeah, this is working.
We're doing something that makes sense.
So now we're able to to go all city.