Morning Report: County Wants El Cajon to Reverse Crisis Call Policy

Morning Report: County Wants El Cajon to Reverse Crisis Call Policy

Months ago, El Cajon police stopped automatically responding to mental health crisis calls when there isn’t a crime or apparent danger to others. County officials and county-contracted civilian teams that also respond to crisis calls have been frustrated by the policy shift ever since. Now, as our Lisa Halverstadt reports, the county is imploring the city to shift back to responding to “all high-risk mental health crises.”   In a letter sent to …