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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)

Oct 9, 2026

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5 min read

What Is a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)? How CIT Works

How the Memphis Model trains police for mental health calls, how CIT compares with co-responder and mobile crisis teams, and what the research shows.

Noah Weinberg

Opioid Settlement Funds

Water, Socks, and No Police. Plus $2M Crisis Pilots in New York

Oct 7, 2026

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2 min read

Water, Socks, and No Police. Plus $2M Crisis Pilots in New York

Inside Durham's HEART team, new crisis teams in NC, MT and PA, and a diversion launch in New Jersey

Noah Weinberg

Funding

Sep 30, 2026

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2 min read

Happy National Co-Responder Week!

93% resolved on scene, and a 52% funding cut

Noah Weinberg

Jail Diversion

Sep 23, 2026

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3 min read

One Responder, 1500 Calls. Plus Jail Diversion Update

California Cracks Down on Abuse of Jail Diversion Programs

Noah Weinberg

Homeless Outreach

Sep 16, 2026

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2 min read

New Trends in Unhoused Care (Homeless Outreach & Co-Response)

What keeps outreach alive, what puts it at risk, and what happens when co-response works

Noah Weinberg

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

🌽🕳 How Cornhole Can Save CIT Training

Inside this week's crisis-response partnerships, funding fights, and hands-on training

Noah Weinberg

Homeless Outreach

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

When Cash Isn't the Answer: Inside Sarasota's Approach to Homeless Outreach

A Sarasota Official Explains Why Handing Someone Money Can Undo Months of Outreach Work

Noah Weinberg

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)

Aug 26, 2026

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3 min read

From New Instructors to Closing Doors

San Francisco's 50-year jail diversion program is closing with no replacement ready; this week's crisis roundup.

Noah Weinberg

Opioid Response

Funding For the Frontline: Co-Response and Opioid Recovery

Aug 19, 2026

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3 min read

Funding For the Frontline: Co-Response and Opioid Recovery

Diversion rates, settlement dollars, and training push cities to treat crisis response as an investment, not an afterthought

Noah Weinberg

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