Public Safety headquarters, located at the northwest end of Eastern’s campus, for $3.9 million. A Crime Response Unit was created to work on crimes in the area, resulting in a 31 percent decrease in campus burglaries and a 59 percent decrease in residence hall burglaries from 2009-2011. In 2012, Martin approved the investment of $78,000 of the university’s 2012-2013 contingency fund to upgrade the campus’ 42 blue light emergency phones after an unarmed robbery incident outside of the Warner Building in August 2011. At that time, the university reassessed the equipment and its maintenance and worked to improve its safety infrastructure and enhance its equipment. New software was installed to the emergency phone system to allow campus police to regularly send test signals to each the 42 phones to ensure each is operational from its headquarters and protocols were established for weekly physical checks. Led by Martin, the university announced in 2014 an investment of more than $1.7 million in safety and security updates for the following fiscal year, including 10 additional police officers, expanding the number of surveillance cameras beyond the 500 already in place, increasing campus perimeter lighting and renovating police headquarters to make room for new officers. It also was announced that the university would participate in the newly formed Eastern Washtenaw Safety Alliance law enforcement alliance. The collaboration is among EMU, Washtenaw County, the city of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township as a response to prevent violent crimes and features new safety measures and shared jurisdictional authority. Community Support Programs Autism Collaborative Center An Autism Collaborative Center was opened at EMU in 2009 for autistic children, teenagers, adults and their families in the Fletcher School Building. The building was purchased from Ypsilanti Public Schools in 2009 for $2.2 million, with the help of an anonymous donation of $1.2 million to supplement the purchase, renovations and first year of operation. The center was developed to address the gap in services and resources for adults and teenagers with autism from those available to children. In addition to programming, research is conducted at the center to help determine effective interventions and treatments for autism spectrum disorders. The center is a nonprofit, where paid clinicians assess and provide treatment services. Resources include: support groups, educational workshops, child care and counseling, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, recreational therapy, music therapy, social work services, counseling, diagnostic services, psychology, academic tutoring, therapeutic social