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County reviews MOU to add behavioral-health support for SWAT/critical incidents
Summary
A memorandum of understanding would add hospital behavioral‑health staff to critical‑incident responses involving ESUs/SWAT. County staff said the arrangement focuses on barricade/hostage incidents; commissioners sought clarity on how the county program complements local pilots and which jurisdictions the regional SWAT covers.
Hudson County discussed a proposed memorandum of understanding among the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, Jersey City Medical Center (RWJ Barnabas) and the Jersey City Police Department to provide behavioral‑health support to negotiators and ESU/SWAT teams during critical incidents.
County staff explained the MOU is designed for incidents such as barricades or hostage situations in which negotiators and specialized…
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