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Roseville introduces two city-employed embedded social workers to support crisis response
Summary
Roseville officials introduced two embedded social workers who will work with police, fire, schools and community partners to provide ongoing mental-health support; the program began in 2022 with ARPA and partner funding and now employs the social workers directly.
Police Chief Bridal Scheider introduced Molly Slade and Amber Ruth on May 12, saying the city’s embedded social work program started in 2022 and has moved from contracted to city-employed positions to broaden services across schools, police and fire.
The program matters because, Scheider said, “1 in 5 adults experience a mental illness every year, and about only half of those receive treatment.” She told the council the social workers now handle more than 100 referrals a month from multiple sources and that the city used ARPA and other grant funding along with Ramsey County…
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