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Orange County pairs deputies with clinicians in behavioral response unit; offers voluntary autism decal to ease police stops
The Domino Effect (podcast) · May 8, 2026
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Sheriff John Mina described a behavioral response unit that pairs a deputy and clinician for mental‑health calls and explained a free, voluntary autism decal program to alert deputies and prompt adjusted approaches during stops.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said the sheriff's office created a behavioral response unit that dispatches a deputy paired with a clinician to certain mental‑health calls so safety and clinical care can be present on scene. "We pair a deputy with a clinician and in many of those cases they respond together to see if they can help…
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