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Florida BH agency, law enforcement partner to divert arrests
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31753
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , law enforcement , enforcement , falling (accident) , business , law , mental health , criminology , political science , medicine , environmental health , psychology , sociology , psychiatry , social science
Citing a recommendation from the local sheriff's office to identify individuals who may be falling through the cracks in Florida's law enforcement system, a community‐based behavioral health care organization is partnering with the agency to provide mental health support and divert them from arrest.