The Holistic Assistance Response Team: Changing Responses to Certain Nonviolent Calls for Service The Beat: A COPS Office Podcast

Never-ending changes to the demands facing law enforcement, municipal funding levels, and public expectations have increased local efforts to establish alternative response models for certain nonviolent calls for service. Barbie Robinson, Executive Director of the Harris County (TX) Department of Public Health, joins The Beat to discuss their Holistic Assistance Response Team and how it works in conjunction with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to enhance public safety.