Partners in Care
Partners in Care (PIC) is a Mayor’s Office initiated program that partners Metro Nashville Police Department Crisis Intervention Trained (CIT) police officers with a Master’s level mental health clinician employed by Mental Health Cooperative to respond to suspected psychiatric emergencies identified by Department of Emergency Communications (DEC). PIC aims to offer better mental health resources to those in crisis in a way that traditional response may not have been available.
Launched in North and Hermitage police precincts in June 2021, PIC has now expanded to all precincts across the county.
The Epidemiology Division of MPHD has offered epidemiological support to PIC since launch, which has shaped and informed the program’s expansion efforts and set baseline goals for program evaluation metrics.
Responders Engaged and Committed to Health
Responders Engaged and Committed to Health (REACH) was launched in February of 2023 to address the burden mental health emergencies place on both emergency departments’ and emergency medical services’ resources. REACH partners a Nashville Fire Department employed paramedic with a Master’s level mental health clinician from Mental Health Cooperative to respond to non-violent potentially psychiatric emergencies. DEC has worked to identify the best program for each call for service, leading to more appropriate responses to mental health emergencies and reducing the number of EMS resources responding to those emergencies.
The Epidemiology Division of MPHD has offered epidemiological support to REACH since launch, which has shaped and informed the program’s expansion efforts and set baseline goals for program evaluation metrics.
Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis?
- Call 911 if the crisis is life threatening
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Mobile Crisis: 615-726-0125
- The Crisis Line 615-244-7444
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Contact
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Colton McKay
MPH