collaboration

In the area that I live, there is a volunteer crisis response team. They work in partnership with the county’s crisis hotline and also the police. This is a prime example of how crisis response should be handled.
I also like that the crisis team of police and social workers in the linked story below primarily focus their efforts on community outreach and establishing relationships with people in need of services.
Not enough agencies do proactive community outreach with the client populations they serve. And sometimes, crisis services are disconnected from each other or only select clients qualify for certain services.
There is still institutionalization in this country. Clients with aggressive behaviors are not served in community-based agencies, rather they go to hospitals or institutions. I believe that needs to change. I believe trained, licensed professionals need to stand up for these clients and attempt to prevent institutional crisis responses.
What are your thoughts? Does your community respond to crisis in a collaborative and professional way?

Source: Police and Social Workers Team To Help The Troubled