Detroit Police Department’s Unsheltered Response unit is a new branch of the department devoted to helping homeless people in the city recover.

It a type of police response that is a part of Crisis Intervention Training.

It a type of police response that is a part of Crisis Intervention Training.

DETROIT – Police officers in Detroit are getting new tools and training on how to spot when someone is having a mental health crisis and what they need to do to deescalate those situations. The main topic is how to identify when someone is having a mental health crisis. Detroit Police Department Captain Tonya Leonard-Gilbert said they are interacting with more people who may have mental health issues. “We’re in hopes of reducing the use of emergency services for individuals that are experiencing the mental health crisis,” Leonard-Gilbert said. READ: Detroit police officers to respond to mental health crisis calls with the assistance of a behavioral health specialist

They patrol the streets by day, but in their free time theyre inside a local dance studio teaching kids dance, hoping to keep them off the streets. At just 7 years old, little Azariah is learning the ins and outs of hip-hop dance. Instead of giving them tickets we get to know them more."It's beneficial because it's bringing hip-hop to Detroit and kids love to dance you know?" But Detroit Culture Company Inc. is still hard at work cleaning up the city, educating the youth about Juneteenth and even hosting a socially distanced food giveaway train. For more information on Detroit Culture Company and if youd like to get involved, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DCC313/For more Your Neighborhood stories, go here.

DETROIT – Detroit Police are at Henry Ford High School this morning with two students who've had a history of getting in a bit of trouble. It's all part of the Brotherhood: No Boundaries Mentoring Program. Officer Harris has been with the program since it started about a year ago. In fact Officer Harris and Sergeant Jones recently took Laurente King, Justin Johnson and others in the program on an HBCU college tour. "We hopefully can make a change and a difference," said Officer Harris.

It's all part of the Brotherhood: No Boundaries Mentoring Program. Officer Harris has been with the program since it started about a year ago. Sergeant Jones was one of creators of the mentoring program. "They have our cell phones and we are honored to share our time with them," said Sergeant Jones. In fact Officer Harris and Sergeant Jones recently took Laurente King, Justin Johnson and others in the program on an HBCU college tour.

It's all part of the Brotherhood: No Boundaries Mentoring Program. Officer Harris has been with the program since it started about a year ago. Sergeant Jones was one of creators of the mentoring program. "They have our cell phones and we are honored to share our time with them," said Sergeant Jones. In fact Officer Harris and Sergeant Jones recently took Laurente King, Justin Johnson and others in the program on an HBCU college tour.