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Connections: Discussing Monroe County's FIT Team

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack

Published April 23, 2021 at 3:12 PM EDT

If 911 is going to send fewer police officers to emergency calls, who goes instead? Monroe County has put together a Forensic Intervention (FIT) Team. The goal is to provide an appropriate response for every individual situation. How is it funded? How does it work?

We explore it with our guests:

Corinda Crossdale, deputy county executive for Health and Human Services
Meghan Jenner, manager of the Office of Mental Health Services, and FIT supervisor

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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