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Brentwood adopts mandatory annual mental-health checkups for full-time officers, OKs counseling contract
Summary
The Select Board approved a department policy requiring annual mental-health consultations for full‑time police officers, adopted a companion contract with Seeds for Change Counseling PLLC, and approved a new written policy governing paid private details.
Brentwood Select Board on Jan. 28 adopted a new Police Department mental-health and wellness policy that requires annual mental‑health consultations for full‑time officers and approves a continuing contractual arrangement with Seeds for Change Counseling PLLC to provide the service.
The policy, titled AD‑118 Mental Health and Wellness Service Police Department, will require an annual one‑hour consultation with a licensed mental‑health clinician for full‑time officers; part‑time officers are strongly encouraged but not required to participate. The board also approved a separate detail policy to standardize how contractors book and pay…
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