Who We Are
Nashville Community Crisis Response (NCCR) was founded in 2021 by a group of Nashville community organizers. We are co-led by Black people, people of color, mentally ill people, disabled people, and queer people. Historically and in the present, our people are disproportionately harmed by policing, punishment, and incarceration as a response to mental health crises.
Together, we are committed to creating, supporting, and sustaining safe ways to respond to mental health emergencies. To lay the foundation for this work, we have created a survey about policing, mental health crisis response, and the change our community hopes to see.
Our Mission
NCCR understands that communities know how to keep each other safe, so we’re building a community-led response to mental health crises that doesn’t rely on punitive ideas or carceral systems.
Our Vision
We hope to make Nashville a community that cares for mental health using community-led, trauma-informed care practices.
Our Core Values
Abolition: We’re working to create a community response to mental health crises that helps make policing and prisons obsolete.
Community Leadership: We are leading the efforts to build and practice safe mental health crisis intervention in our homes and communities.
Healing and Restoration: We hope to heal and restore our people and communities through transformative practices of care and justice.
The Need for NCCR
Nashville Community Crisis Response began because we know police intervention does not solve mental health crises, and police presence does not help people who are struggling feel calm or safe.
Current Data on the Partners in Care Program (Co-Responder Model)
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Partners In Care Q1 Snapshot (June 28, 2021 - Sept 28, 2021)
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542 Calls; 20 arrests; 7 injuries
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279 Calls; 11 arrests; 4 injuries
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Partners in Care Q3 Data from News Article (Dec 29, 2021 - March 28, 2022)
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234 Calls; 10 arrests; 2 injuries
Total (Q1-Q3): 1055 calls; 41 arrests; 13 injuries
Our Current Work
NCCR understands that communities know how to keep each other safe, so we’re building a community-led response to mental health crises that doesn’t rely on punitive ideas or carceral systems.
We are currently surveying our community to determine how to best serve the mental health needs of our community.
Take our Surveys
Crisis Response Survey - The purpose of this survey is to gain insight into police responses to crisis calls (specifically regarding mental health and perspectives about interactions between your community and local law enforcement (your police department).
Beliefs About Crisis Response - The purpose of this survey is to gain insight into how mental health professionals, caregivers, family members, and other community members who provide care and/or support to people with a mental illness feel about police response to a mental health crisis.
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