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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield will test a new model for handling mental health calls
Description: 36-year-old Sonya Massey was seeking mental health treatment up until the day she died.
Her death at the hands of former Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson has wracked the Springfield community.
It’s led to calls for changing how law enforcement responds to people struggling with mental health needs.
WBEZ’s Mawa Iqbal has more on what Massey’s death can tell us about the alternative responder model.
HOST: DIXON