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Fulton County Pairs Deputies With Mental Health Clinicians

Original: Fulton County pairs deputies with mental health clinicians to help keep people in crisis out of jail

Fulton County, Georgia is launching a program that pairs sheriff's deputies with mental health clinicians when responding to people in crisis. The goal is to divert individuals experiencing mental health emergencies away from jail and toward treatment instead of arrest. The initiative reflects a broader national push toward co-responder models in law enforcement, and local coverage has highlighted it as a step in reforming how crisis calls are handled.

Why now: It is a newly announced local criminal justice and mental health reform program drawing public attention.

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