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Palo Alto Launches Mental Health Emergency Response Team

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The Psychiatric Emergency Response Team pairs Palo Alto police officers with licensed mental health clinicians. The team will respond to calls for service involving people in mental health crises. The clinicians working with the PERT program are from the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department.Teams will be operating in unmarked police cars, with assigned officers wearing plainclothes.

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Palo Alto Launches Response Team for People Experiencing Mental Health Crises

PALO ALTO (CBS SF) — City officials in Palo Alto announced on Friday the launch of its Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, which pairs Palo Alto police officers with licensed mental health clinicians to serve people experiencing mental health crises.The licensed mental health clinicians working with the PERT program are from the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department, city officials said.The team will respond to calls for serv…

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