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Council backs Mental Health Awareness Month resolution, asks for local resources and police social‑worker participation in follow-up
Summary
The council adopted a Mental Health Awareness Month resolution recognizing May and asked the public-health director to compile a Waltham resource list; the sponsor requested police social workers attend the committee discussion and the council referred the resolution to committee for further work and resource publication.
The Waltham City Council on May 27 adopted a resolution recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month and asked the city to compile and publicize local mental-health resources.
Councilor Shanti Durkee, sponsor of the resolution, said the measure recognizes the 988 suicide-prevention and crisis lifeline and calls on the council to work with Director of Public Health Michelle Feeley and other department heads to produce a…
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