County highlights deflection, peer‑mentor programs and grants as alternatives to incarceration
Sheriff's office and partners reported more than 30 graduates from a deflection/peer mentor program that diverts people with behavioral‑health and substance‑use problems from jail into treatment; officials described grant funding that covers staff and partner contracts and limited funds for immediate housing or inpatient placements.
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County law enforcement and partners described the deflection program and peer‑mentor training that aim to divert people with substance abuse or behavioral‑health needs from the criminal justice system into treatment and services.
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