Police in one New Jersey county are hoping to better aid people experiencing a mental health crisis by expanding a program already being used.
The Union County Prosecutor's Office announced that New Jersey's highly regarded ARRIVE Together program, aimed at providing compassionate response during 911 calls involving a mental health crisis, has just been expanded to additional police departments in Union County.The focus of the ARRIVE Together program is to provide people in crisis with whatever help they need as quickly and effectively as possible.
The officer and crisis worker arrive together at the scene. Both are in plain clothes, and arrive at the call in an unmarked police vehicle. During the encounter, the mental health screener takes the lead. The ARRIVE Together team also follows up on calls to make sure that the person is doing well and does not need additional mental health support.
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