Community Response Team Transforms Mental Health Support
In 2017, the City of Tulsa took a significant step towards addressing mental health crises by creating the Community Response Team (CRT). At that time, Tulsa was inundated with 13,000…
Community Response Team: Annual Report 2019
Tulsa is losing precious lives to high suicide rates and untreated mental illness. Consequently, highly treatable mental health issues can spiral into crisis, overwhelming first responders. Excessive demands to respond…
COVID-19 procedures ensure safety of Community Response Team
After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the Community Response Team (CRT) has resumed services in Tulsa. CRT is an integral part of the City of Tulsa’s Community Policing program. This…
News on 6 Coverage on CRT
The Community Response Team, a partnership between Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa Fire Department/EMSA, Family & Children’s Services COPES team and the Mental Health Association, provides a more effective response to…
The CRT is saving lives
How the CRT helped prevent a suicide (News on 6) Tulsa is losing precious lives to suicide and untreated mental illness. We have one of the nation’s highest rates of…