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Baltimore will turn 911 into more than just an emergency number
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Scott Maucione
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Baltimore is expanding its 911 system to include mobile crisis teams that pair clinicians with peer counselors for mental health emergencies. This initiative aims to divert individuals in distress away from the criminal justice system and toward appropriate care.
In March in a McDonald's parking lot off a busy Baltimore street, mental health clinician Michala Williams met a 38-year-old woman in a car.
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