The new mental health unit of the Overland Park Police Department will make its debut next year with toned-down uniforms, plain black vehicles and a therapy dog — all intended to keep anxiety levels down when responders go on a mental health call. Earlier this month, Police Chief Frank Donchez gave the city council’s public safety committee an early look at what to expect when operations begin. The new section of the police department is being created partly with funds from a one-mill property tax increase approved this year. Another $232,000 will come from a federal Community Oriented Policing grant to be used for crisis intervention training.
Source: Prairie Village Post
