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Tacoma will get a mental health response team in summer 23. Some say it should start sooner

Tacoma will get a mental health response team in summer 23. Some say it should start sooner

After a coalition of interests pushed the Tacoma City Council to fund a mental health crisis program, the council vowed to make it a priority next year and seek to provide additional funding for the project. Tacoma Fire Department pilot. As part of the city’s biennial budget passed on Tuesday, the program will receive $824,000, …

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Mental health support key for Le Cloquet firefighters, paramedics

Mental health support key for Le Cloquet firefighters, paramedics

CLOQUET – Cloquet Area Fire District Chief Jesse Buhs gave an impassioned speech to the board about the need for ongoing mental health support for emergency services personnel , at a meeting on Wednesday 16 November. “In the profession (of fire and emergency medical services), we have seen an increase in the number of our …

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