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For many first responders, mental health issues are part of an increasing number of calls for help. How best to respond to these calls is the focus of a program

Candidates for the District 3 San Mateo County Board of Supervisors race spoke in a recent forum on how the county sheriffs department needs more funding to institute any change.

Megan Schueller was a social worker with Olmsted County for 16 years and helped create the community outreach worker program. She ended her tenure with the county on Oct. 16.

Fox21Online Community Crisis Intervention, City Hall Ventilation Among Proposed COVID Relief Spending Discussed by Duluth Council More than a dozen citizens spoke out in support of what they call a community crisis response team independent of law enforcement. July 6, 2021 Council unanimously tabled the resolution, to further discuss the Mayor’s following suggestions to allocate the money: Affordable Housing: $20,678,130 Job Training and Workforce Services: $550,000 Utility Infrastructure and...

After rise of mental health-related calls, Bath PD start crisis training “I’d like the police to see people as an individual and see if someone is in distress or they might need mental health services,” said Stacy Clayton, who has served two jail sentences for drug-related charges. Share BATH — After a spike in calls related to mental health issues, Bath police have entered into a crisis intervention training program that aims to keep those with mental health conditions out of the crim...