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Description
Meet Shamso, a Minneapolis Behavioral Crisis Responder. The BCR is a new team of first responders in the City who handle emergency, nonviolent mental health situations through the 911 system. BCR is an unarmed public safety pilot operating 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday. #IAMMPLS Learn more: https://bit.ly/3pnZRsB
A
My
name
is
jonsay
and
I
am
a
behavior
crisis.
Responder
vcr
is
a
first
responders,
we're
dispatched
by
9-1-1
and
we
deal
with
a
non-violent
mental
health
crisis.
You
know
we
come
in
there.
We
actively
deal
with
a
crisis
and
connect
them
to
resources.
Sometimes
people
just
want
to
talk,
and
sometimes
it's
just
like
somebody
called
and
they
were
concerned
about
you,
it's
kind
of
cold
outside
we
can
connect
you
to
shelters.
If
you
need
to
sometimes
they
say
no,
then
be
like
okay.
So
then
do
you
need
blankets?
A
Do
you
need
snacks
and
a
lot
of
times
people
like
yup
I'll?
Take
that
I
have
family
members
that
suffer
from
mental
health
crisis
as
well
as
substance
use
disorder.
There's
a
lot
of
stigma
attached
to
receiving
services
in
our
community.
I
want
to
actively
be
part
of
a
team
that
is
working
to
destigmatize
mental
health,
but
also
removing
barriers
and
reducing
them
for
non-english
speaking
recipients.