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Concerns raised about equity and effectiveness of co-response teams
1:30:22
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Council Member Farah N. Louis raises concerns about the equity and effectiveness of co-response teams, particularly in her district. She highlights issues with long wait times and the need to rely on NYPD due to slow response from crisis teams.
- Acting Commissioner Morse confirms that co-response teams cover all five boroughs
- Council Member Louis emphasizes that response is not equitable across all areas
- DOHMH agrees to share data on neighborhoods where co-response teams are deploying
- The discussion reveals a need for more equitable distribution of crisis response resources
Michelle Morse
1:30:22
I'll just sorry just one last thing though our co response teams do cover all five boroughs just to be clear about if that was the question.
Farah N. Louis
1:30:30
Right, but what we've been hearing particularly from my district besides long wait hours is that the response is not as equitable as it is in other areas.
1:30:41
So I'm trying to figure out like what does that look like?
1:30:43
We know 5,000,000 will be allocated towards this but what would this look like in aggregate in particular areas?
1:30:49
For my district I have to call NYPD because the crisis response teams don't come out fast enough.
1:30:56
So and thank God we have a TRC in another district where we're able to ask them to come to deploy to a particular area, that's not their job.
1:31:04
So it would be good to know how is this 5,000,000 being distributed equally particularly in public spaces.
Michelle Morse
1:31:10
Got it.
1:31:11
Okay we can definitely share the data on the neighborhoods where the co response teams are deploying.
Farah N. Louis
1:31:17
Thank you.