Updated on March 8, 2021 at 4:30 pm
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County officials detailed the successes and challenges of a program that began in January intended to help people experiencing mental health or substance use crises by dispatching behavioral health experts to emergency calls instead of law enforcement.
San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher, District Attorney Summer Stephan, county behavioral health officials and representatives from Exodus Recovery spoke outside the County Administration Center Monday to share information about the Mobile Crisis Response Team program.
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