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Walton Justice Mental Health Task Force highlights co-responder pilot, hospital partnership and community referrals
Summary
The Walton Justice Mental Health Task Force told commissioners its pilot co‑responder program with Loganville and Monroe police, plus partnerships with Piedmont Walton Hospital and Advantage Behavioral Health, have improved referrals and reduced ER and jail transports for people in crisis.
Members of the Walton Justice Mental Health Task Force briefed the Board of Commissioners on the group's work, saying the effort has improved coordination among hospitals, law enforcement and community providers and launched a pilot program with Loganville and Monroe police departments.
DeeDee Harris (presenter) told the board the task force is now seen as a model across the state and distributed a one‑page highlights report summarizing monthly law‑enforcement contacts and pilot activity. The report notes a pilot launched about a year earlier with Loganville Police Department and…
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