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Federal grant will put more behavioral health officers on road

Katie KazimirGovernment, Headlines

Milford police will move closer to having a Behavioral Health Unit staff on the job after receiving a $363,000 federal grant.  Behavior Health officers ride along with police officers and are trained to handle mental health issues. “That’s the thing that leaves me up at night, making sure that we can cover seven days a week. Maybe not 24 hours. …