Memphis adds fourth option to 911 calls: mental health
MPD chief C.J. Davis (middle left), Memphis Mayor Paul Young (middle right) and MFD chief Colin D. Burress (right) announced that 911 emergency calls in Memphis now have a mental health option. (Wallis Rogin/The Daily Memphian)
The City of Memphis announced Wednesday, Aug. 26, that it is introducing a new mental health services option callers can request in emergency situations.
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Wallis Rogin was born and raised in Memphis and is headed into her second year at Northwestern University studying journalism, history and data science. As a reporter and editor at The Daily Northwestern, Wallis covers city news, local politics and produces the paper's podcasts.
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