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essential  services  during  periods  of  crisis.  We  have  applied  for  a  grant  with  the  US

               Department  of  Justice  to  expand  the  program  to  include  adding  full-time  mental


               health  clinicians  who  will  be  assigned  to  the  department  full-time.  We just  received

               authorization from Mayor Hopkins to extend the program into the foreseeable future

               by  using  opioid  abatement  settlement  money  received  by  the  city.  I  want  to  thank

               Captain  Dutra  and  Officer  Jose  Afonso,  who  were  instrumental  in  creating  the

               program.  The  15  other  Officers  from  the  CIT  Team  and  our  community  partners


               should also be credited for their hard work in making the program an overwhelming

               success.

























































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