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When SPD responds to mental health calls
Seattle Now
English - August 24, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsDaily News News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When people are experiencing a crisis, it’s often Seattle police who respond first.
In the best scenario the response includes a mental health professional.
That can’t always happen. Seattle Times mental health reporter Esmy Jimenez is here to tell us why.