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Hampden updates police 'duty to intervene' policy and adopts grant‑funded mental‑health clinician response

Town of Hampden Select Board and Board of Health · April 21, 2026
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Summary

The Select Board approved two police policy updates: a 'duty to intervene' revision to mirror recent training council guidance, and a clinician‑in‑the‑field response funded by a CHD grant shared between Wilberham and Hampden, paid by grant and available five days a week.

Chief presented two policy updates to the board: an amendment to make the department's 'duty to intervene' language consistent with recent law enforcement guidance, and a new policy establishing a mental‑health clinician response funded by a CHD grant.

The clinician is funded through…

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