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Senate orders third reading of bill to create mental health response guidelines for first responders
Summary
S189 would create nonbinding mental health response guidelines for first responders and ask agencies to recommend measures to protect social workers; sponsors said guidelines aim to improve de-escalation, training completion and safety without imposing new job protocols.
Senator from Chittenden Southeast presented S 189, describing it as a bill to establish mental health response service guidelines for first responders, volunteers and firefighters. The sponsor emphasized training gaps and cited low completion rates for multi-hour courses as part of the rationale.
The bill asks the Department of Mental Health, Department of Health, Department of Public Safety and other…
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