Council Copes With Kansas City Crime & Mental Healthcare Crisis

This update on more local resources offers a refrain we've heard consistently throughout the rise in local crime over the past 4 years . . . On the bright side, more treatment plans to keep people out of jail isn't a bad thing . . . Check-it:

KC Reach is a non-law enforcement approach to helping those in a mental health crisis, experiencing poverty or homelessness, or suffering from substance abuse.

Duncan explained the program connects those in a vulnerable community with professional help and resources.

"We can't arrest ourselves out of this issue," KC Councilman Jonathan Duncan said. "We have to address the underlying causes of crime in order to actually stop crime."

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Kansas City launches program to help those experiencing mental health crisis stay out of jail

KC Reach is a non-law enforcement approach to helping those in a mental health crisis, experiencing poverty or homelessness, or suffering from substance abuse.