Mental Health Advocacy Groups Sue Worcester Over 911 Response to Behavioral Health Emergencies
Three Massachusetts mental health advocacy organizations filed suit in federal court Monday against the City of Worcester, alleging that the city’s 911 system unlawfully discriminates against people with mental health disabilities by sending armed police officers as the default response to mental health emergencies rather than trained behavioral health clinicians.
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