Seattle City Maker listeners, you now have the option to watch these conversations on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/downtownseattle. Kicking off this platform enhancement is Chief Amy Barden, leader of Seattle’s CARE public safety department. This alternative response team was piloted in downtown two years ago, now they’ve expanded citywide. Jon and Amy talk about the CARE team expansion; the progress that’s been made and the challenges that remain with public safety in Seattle; the rhetoric around unarmed response; the essential attributes for CARE responders; the latest on the fentanyl pandemic; re-entry from incarceration and the capacity for people to change; the podcast she co-hosts with her husband and much more. Join us for Seattle City Makers with Jon Scholes and guest Amy Barden.
