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acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com SARANAC LAKE A proposed program to embed a therapist in the Saranac Lake Police Department to assist on mental health and addiction calls has received state approval. At a public hearing Thursday, organizers from the village, county and Citizen Advocates shared more details about when, where and how the therapist would work. The Counselor and Law Enforcement Partnership pilot project would be a collaborative initiative between Citizen Advocates, the Saranac Lake Police Department and Franklin County Community Services to shift some mental health-, homelessness- and substance abuse-related responsibilities from the police onto social work professionals. This is one of the proposals made by the village’s police review committee, which organized last year after an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated every police department review its policies.