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Pima County Sheriff's Department implements new system to help with mental health crises

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Pima County Sheriff's Department implements new system to help with mental health crises
Pima County Sheriff's Department implements new system to help with mental health crises
PCSD implements new 911 system to help people with mental health issues

NEW 9-1-1 SYSTEM -- TO HELPPEOPLE DEALING WITH MENTALHEALTH ISSUES IN PIMA COUNTY.WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THEPROCEDURE-- YESTERDAY.

IFSOMEONE CALLS 9-1-1 WITHMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES -- WHO ISNOT ENDANGERING OTHERS -- ANDTHERE ARE NO CRIMINAL ELEMENTS-- THE CALL WILL BETRANSFERRED TO A MENTAL HEALTHPROFESSIONAL.

ARIZONA COMPLETEHEALTH -- IS PARTNERING WITHPIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT -- TO PROVIDECRISIS MOBILE TEAMS -- THATCAN BE DISPATCHED TO HELPSOMEONE IN DISTRESS.

"IT JUSTHELPS THOSE PEOPLE GET HELPFROM A CRISIS PROFESSIONAL ALITTLE FASTER THAN IF WE WERETO SEND A DEPUTY FIRST ANDWAIT FOR THE DEPUTY TO ASK FORA CRISIS PROFESSIONAL TORESPOND THERE." THE GOAL -- ISTO HELP FREE UP DEPUTIES TORESPOND TO MORE CRIME RELATEDCALLS -- AND GET CALLERS INCRISIS SEEN SOONER BY SOMEONEPROPERLY TRAINED TO HELP.

THESHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS --IT'S BEEN WORKING TO ESTABLISHTHE PROGRAM -- SINCE THEBEGINNING OF THE

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