Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Wednesday that the city's Dual Dispatch program is expanding. This program launched last fall and allows civilian crisis responders to be dispatched to 911 calls. The program and the Community Crisis Responders are under the city’s CARE Department, which also oversees the 911 Center. The CARE Department is referred to as the City’s third public safety department, along with police and fire. Since the program launched in October, Seattle has had six behavioral health specialists working as Community Crisis Responders. The responders work in teams of two and help people in crisis and connect people with resources. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-expands-dual-dispatch-program-hiring-more-community-crisis-responders/281-6c2aebe8-0b77-4056-9b99-e38e5523d17d