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Topeka leaders back mental-health merger and explore dispatching behavioral-health responders ahead of police
Summary
Mayor and city manager said Valeo and Family Service and Guidance Center will merge into Astra Mental Health and Recovery Services Jan. 1 and Chief Vallejo is evaluating ways to dispatch behavioral-health responders for certain 911 calls to reduce police involvement.
Mayor (unnamed) announced two local mental-health providers—Valeo and the Family Service and Guidance Center—are merging into Astra Mental Health and Recovery Services around Jan. 1. "Both of those organizations are going to merge into Astra mental health and recovery services," the mayor said, calling the consolidation "huge" for improving access to care.
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