Brandon Johnson: “40% of 911 calls are mental health crises.”

“And so our approach has been holistic. Yes. You know, policing has a role, but policing alone is not going to solve our problems. In fact, 40% of 911 calls are mental health crises. 40%. 40% of them. And so what I've done is we've expanded our public health department, creating an alternative to 911.” (49:21–49:26)

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