SPRINGFIELD – Mayor Domenic Sarno has turned down a proposal to include in the FY22 budget a provision that would have created a crisis response team – a non-armed team of health professionals that could be dispatched to non-violent 911 calls such as intoxication and drug overdose, suicide risk.
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New helpline available for domestic abusers
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Published: 5/13/2021 5:23:39 PM
A new helpline is seeking to provide resources and assistance to people who have committed domestic abuse, or fear they might do so, in order to help change their behavior.
Still, while the purpose of the helpline is to get those who perpetrate abuse to stop, the safety and needs of domestic abuse survivors are still paramount to the effort. Consequently, those on the hotline are trained to speak as if a domestic abuse survivor is also listening.
“Anything you say you want them to be OK with it,” said Monica Moran, manager of the domestic violence prevention projects at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC).
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