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City-backed diversion program reports high engagement for people with mental-health needs
Summary
INSTEAD, a community-based diversion partnership including Ubuntu Village, the Orleans Parish district attorney and the public defender, told the council it has connected most participants to mental-health services and sustained engagement after diversion.
Program leaders representing INSTEAD — a community-based diversion partnership of Ubuntu Village NOLA, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office and the Orleans Public Defenders — presented results to the City Council Thursday and urged continued support for the model.
Max Lauer, INSTEAD program director, and Ally Daugherty, program coordinator, described the effort as a community-focused "off-ramp" for people arrested on charges related to mental-health…
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