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Podcast: Lawrenceville Bicentennial Podcast
Episode: Mental Health Matters: Project F.I.R.S.T
Description: In the latest exciting episode of the Lawrenceville Bicentennial Podcast, we sat down with Lawrenceville Police Department and Co-Responders from View Point Health to learn about a new program to assist in mental health crisis calls.
Lawrenceville is calling the partnership Project F.I.R.S.T. — the acronym means “For Intensive Response and Supportive Transitions.” It’s a new relationship between the Lawrenceville Police Department and ViewPoint Health. In short, the partnership with these mental health professionals help police handle crisis calls in a much more productive manner. Of all the calls that could end in arrests, most can now be d...