Orange County Sheriff's Department Rolls Out Behavioral Response Units For People Experiencing Mental Health Crises - Central Florida News
Thursday, December 17, 2020 by Danielle Prieur (WMFE) Photo: Aliyah Jamous Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. On average, OCSO receives 8,000 calls every year regarding mental health crises. The new Behavioral Response Unit partners OCSO deputies with clinicians from Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. pic.twitter.com/BVq9YKypOw The teams of deputy’s sheriffs and mental health clinicians from Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health began re...
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