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Mental Health: Crisis Response

I love the op-ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader I read Alex Fryer’s column “Kindness, … Continue reading

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Police reform: Crisis Assistance a Proven Model

Rather than trying to defund police departments, a smarter approach would be to decrease confrontations in the first place using a combined medical/behavioral team. In 2019, Olympia started sending crisis responders to nonviolent incidents instead of police. This approach is … Continue reading

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