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Maricopa County's co-responder team starts in District 3, offers post-crisis navigation for seniors
Summary
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office described a Behavioral Health Response Unit that pairs licensed clinicians with deputies for 9-1-1 calls, welfare checks, dementia-related responses and post-crisis follow-up; presenters said the team has handled more than 800 calls since January and provides no-cost navigation via a COPS grant partnership.
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office co-responders described a new Behavioral Health Response Unit that embeds licensed clinicians with patrol deputies to respond to 9-1-1 calls involving mental-health concerns, dementia-related welfare checks and other social-service needs.
"We are out in the field with our deputies to really support whatever comes through on our end of things," said Taryn Mingi, a licensed professional counselor and a co-responder with the unit. She said clinicians accompany…
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