A collaboration with American Public Media’s Call to Mind highlighting how Durham, North Carolina, has reimagined its mental health crisis response system — and what it has learned.
The Fifth Branch
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Tradeoffs Wins 2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award for ‘The Fifth Branch’
The award-winning series examines how cities nationwide are rethinking 911 response to mental health crises.
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Tradeoffs Honored with National Headliner and AHCJ Awards
Tradeoffs earned national recognition from the National Headliner Awards and the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism from the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ).
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The Fifth Branch: The Last Line of Care
We explore how Durham grapples with connecting people to long-term care and support, and where the city draws the line between crisis response and social services.
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Sending Unarmed Responders Instead of Police: What We’ve Learned
There are more than 100 response teams nationwide, but experts say more research on their impact is needed.
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The Fifth Branch: Keeping People Safe
How do you keep crisis responders and the people they’re helping safe?
We look at HEART’s impact on the safety of Durham residents in crisis, the mental health workers responding, and the police.
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The Fifth Branch: Convincing the Cops
How do you convince police officers that it makes sense to send unarmed mental health workers to some 911 calls?
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The Fifth Branch: A New Series from Tradeoffs
Introducing The Fifth Branch – a special podcast series from Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss the first episode next week.