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In Virginia police officers are now working with mental health clinicians to reduce deadly encounters between police and the mentally ill.
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In Virginia police officers are now working with mental health clinicians to reduce deadly encounters between police and the mentally ill.
RICHMOND — On Saturday, Virginia was part of a nationwide transition to 988, a simple three-digit hotline for mental health emergencies. The new number replaced…
On Saturday, Virginia was part of a nationwide transition to 988, a simple three-digit hotline for mental health emergencies.
A Marcus Alert was not implemented the night a Henrico Police Officer shot and killed a Henrico man during a domestic dispute at a Highland Springs home, a Henrico Police spokesperson confirmed.
The new hotline is implemented nationwide on July 16. Hampton Roads is using this initiative to step up crisis work.