Social workers accompanying Hemet police officers for mental health calls
Hemet police partnered with the Riverside University Health Systems to have licensed social workers and detectives respond to mental health calls.
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Hemet police partnered with the Riverside University Health Systems to have licensed social workers and detectives respond to mental health calls.
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