217 Today: Monday June 14, 2021

217 Today: Monday June 14, 2021

ByCarolina Garibay

Monday June 14, 2021 Today’s headlines: In an effort to address the so-called digital divide exacerbated by the pandemic, the Federal Communications Commission is temporarily providing low-income Americans discounted Internet access. A federal judge has stopped debt payoffs for Black and other minority farmers. The police department of the University of Illinois is launching a…

U Of I Police Department Hiring Social Workers To Handle Mental Health Crisis Calls
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U Of I Police Department Hiring Social Workers To Handle Mental Health Crisis Calls

ByChristine Herman

URBANA – The University of Illinois Police Department is planning to increase the number of mental health professionals on staff to help officers respond to crisis calls.  Lieutenant Aaron Landers leads UIPD’s community outreach efforts, including the new mental health pilot program, known as Response, Evaluation and Crisis Health, or, REACH. He says the plan…