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Monday, June 28, 2021
Dear John,
An initiative in Oregon is sending mental health crisis workers and EMTs, rather than
police, to mental health emergencies.
Enlisting Mental Health Workers In Crisis Response
In the US, exhibiting symptoms of a mental illness increases the risks associated with interacting with law enforcement.
An initiative in Eugene, Oregon, is working to address this public health issue through a mobile crisis team called CAHOOTS, which stands for Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The
Streets. This service sends a mental health crisis worker and an EMT, rather than police, to calls involving people experiencing serious mental health distress.
Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner told Waters that "for years, we’ve been sending cops to things that we shouldn’t be sending cops to" and explained that CAHOOTS teams "almost immediately deescalate a situation" when they respond.
There are pushes to bring CAHOOTS-like programs to cities across the country, and the American Rescue Plan signed into law in March made federal funds available to states to establish more such programs.
Alan Weil, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, will interview David Zeiss, cofounder of CAHOOTS, on an upcoming episode of A Health Podyssey.
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One-on-One with Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US
Department of Health and Human Services
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, you are invited to joinHealth Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil when he welcomes Micky Tripathi, the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).At HHS, Tripathi leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments.
There will be an opportunity for viewers to contribute questions.
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2021 Time:
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Place:Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event.
Health Affairs is grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund for their support of the special issue, "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10" (March 2020, Vol. 39, No. 3: 359-544), and this event.
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