NYC expanding B-Heard mental health teams to parts of Manhattan and South Bronx
NEW YORK — A mental health first aid program is expanding from harlem north of Manhattan and south of the Bronx. The initiative, called “B-Heard,” uses paramedics and social workers, rather than police officers, to address mental health emergencies. But, as CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported Tuesday, critics warn it could be dangerous. A simulation used … Read more
