LA city, county roll out pilot program that sends mental health workers to 911 calls
LOS ANGELES — In an industrial corner of downtown by the Los Angeles River, a mental health response team drove around in search of a man described only as wearing a blue shirt. Strapped to a seat in the back, 34-year-old Rafael Arias Delgado, a psychiatric technician, relayed the location to his teammates up front. “It’s at the end of Banning Street,” he yelled. The trio were among two dozen ...
by Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
Mar 04, 2022
2 minutes
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LOS ANGELES — In an industrial corner of downtown by the Los Angeles River, a mental health response team drove around in search of a man described only as wearing a blue shirt.
Strapped to a seat in the back, 34-year-old Rafael Arias Delgado, a psychiatric technician, relayed the location to his teammates up front.
“It’s at the end of Banning Street,” he yelled.
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