Officer, mental health clinician teams in Nashville show up less than half of the time theyre requested [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – On October 23, 2022, Kim Lively was at the desperation point.

Her son, Treondis Farmer, Jr. was once again acting dangerously paranoid. For the fourth time in two months, she called Davidson County’s mobile crisis line and was transferred to 911.

“I’m not a psychiatrist, somebody has to get this boy some help,” Lively can be heard saying in the 911 call. “We need to get help before he hurts somebody, or he hurts himself.”

While the calls to the mobile crisis line are not recorded, Lively said she made it clear that she wanted a mental health clinician to accompany the police officer.

In partnership with Metro Nashville police, the Mental Health Cooperative created Partners in Care, which pairs a trained civilian clinician with a police officer to respond to emergency calls.

In another recorded call to the mobile crisis line, a family member of Farmer can …