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Counties have created programs to dispatch behavioral health workers with police, but one expert says the efforts are "nowhere near enough."
The lawyer for the family of Ryan Gainer of Apple Valley said deputies 'abandoned their training' on how to deal with those who have mental health issues.
Body camera footage released on Monday appears to show the moment that the teen rushes at the police officer as he arrives at the scene.