
11/04/2021
MAPLEWOOD, NJ —The Maplewood Community Board on Police met Wednesday night to discuss hiring social workers to assist in mental health related 911 calls currently handled by the police department. The Wednesday night meeting and presentation were intended to address a need in the community for social services. In 2007, a Maplewood man in a mental health crisis was shot while he was holding a weapon....
https://healthydice.com/2021/04/11/community-board-on-police-discusses-providing-social-workers-to-address-mental-health-calls/
MAPLEWOOD, NJ —The Maplewood Community Board on Police met Wednesday night to discuss hiring social workers to assist in mental health related 911 calls currently handled by the police department. The Wednesday night meeting and presentation were intended to address a need in the community for soc...