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Crisis response team answers 911 calls without armed police

For more than 30 years, CAHOOTS – which stands for "Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets" – has been serving communities in central Oregon. They respond to a fifth of all 911 calls with unarmed crisis workers and EMTs instead of armed police officers. Lilia Luciano shares their story.
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