COLUMBUS — The City of Dayton is among several communities across the state receiving grant money in their work to prevent violence and support crime victims.
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The city is receiving $1.4 million to create three crisis response teams that will respond to 911 mental health calls for service, according to a spokesperson for Governor DeWine’s office.
The team will consist of mental health clinicians who will look connect individuals in crisis to the proper social services and keep them out of the courts.
It is one of 39 programs receiving $20 million in grants as part of Governor DeWine’s Community Violence Prevention Grant Program.
“This program is the latest step in our holistic approach toward enhanced public safety in Ohio,” said Governor DeWine. “From giving our law enforcement officers new tools to fight crime to strengthening community-based initiatives that prevent future violence, we’re striving to ensure that our communities have the resources they need to protect and support the public.”
Other Miami Valley communities receiving state funding include:
- Warren County Community Services- $88,796
- Isaiah’s Place, Child Advocacy Center in Miami County- $324,828.
There are five broad categories to receive funding: community-based violence intervention programs, trauma recovery centers, children’s advocacy centers, crisis response programs and hospital-based violence intervention programs.
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