GBH: Lexington Shooting Revives Calls for Mental Health Co-Response Models02/18/2022 09:45:08 AMStaff ReportCo-response programs pair officers with mental health professionals. (Photo: Advocates.org, Advocates operates operates pre-arrest Co-Response Programs in departments across Massachusetts.)Co-response programs pair officers with mental health professionals. (Photo: Advocates.org, Advocates operates operates pre-arrest Co-Response Programs in departments across Massachusetts.)Co-response programs pair officers with mental health professionals. (Photo: Advocates.org, Advocates operates operates pre-arrest Co-Response Programs in departments across Massachusetts.)Dr. Sarah Abbott, director of the William James College Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Healh and associate professor of Clinical Psychology, spoke with GBH News about co-responder programs that pair mental health professionals with law enforcement officers to respond to calls where interventions around mental health, behavioral health, or substance use might be needed.In the NewsIn the News