Mamdani proposes a Department of Community Safety with mental health workers. Who currently responds to mental health calls?

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NYPD's Emergency Service Unit handles mental health crisis calls. Police respond to 90% of the city's 170,000+ annual mental health calls. Mamdani's proposed Department of Community Safety would shift $1 billion from NYPD to deploy social workers, EMTs, and peer counselors as first responders. The power struggle: NYPD's budget is $11 billion with 55,000 employees. Police unions fiercely oppose 'defund' proposals. Albany would need to change state law giving NYPD exclusive jurisdiction.

Mamdani proposes a Department of Community Safety with mental health workers. Who currently responds to mental health calls?

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