Student Life Newspaper Podcasts

Editor’s Note: Mental health crisis response deal falls through

Student Life Newspaper Season 2 Episode 8

Back in March, the University’s Public Safety Committee called for licensed mental health professionals to respond to mental health crises instead of WUPD officers. And, while the University announced in May that they’d implement this recommendation, a recent Student Life investigation found that the future of this initiative is uncertain. Senior Multimedia Editor Kamala Madireddi spoke with news editor sophomore Syndey Crump about the investigation. Script by Senior Multimedia Editor Jaden Satenstein. Theme music by Copy Chief JJ Coley.