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Council approves one-year co-responder mental health clinician contract funded by opioid settlement money
Summary
The police department received approval to fund a year-long co-responder mental health case manager position with opioid settlement funds; officials said the role speeds crisis response and can divert people from emergency rooms.
The council approved a one-year contract to restore a co-responder mental health clinician embedded with the police department, funded from opioid-settlement monies.
Major Sullivan of the police department briefed the committee: Providence Center previously provided an embedded clinician at no cost until nonprofit business models changed, and the department had shared costs for several years. The clinician left last year and the program ended July 1, 2024.…
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