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Commissioners back foundation-funded crisis intervention team and approve vehicle purchases
Summary
Decatur County commissioners supported a foundation grant to fund a countywide Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and approved purchasing vehicles paid for with foundation funds to start the program.
The Decatur County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 9 heard a presentation on a proposed countywide Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and approved purchase of vehicles the county will title and commission for the program.
Mike (last name given in meeting as Mike Hagelson) and Sheriff Meyer described the CIT as a community-wide program to improve responses to incidents with mental-health and substance-use components. Sheriff Meyer said the model reduces arrests and use-of-force incidents by linking people to appropriate health services and…
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