Three Local Police Departments Launch Co-Response Program

By JULIE CUNNINGHAM

(Greenfield, MA) Clinical Support Options clinician Kaitlin Richotte will work with Greenfield, Deerfield, and Montague Police in response to mental health crisis and emergencies for the new Co-Response program. Richotte will assist with de-escalation, diversion from jails and unnecessary trips to the emergency room. Richotte will act completely independent as a CSO clinician and is not an employee of any police department.