Worcester's Mental Health Crisis: Police vs. Medical Experts
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A federal lawsuit accuses Worcester, Massachusetts of mishandling mental health crises by sending armed police instead of medical experts. The suit demands a shift to dispatching EMTs and paramedics, citing incidents of unnecessary force and arrests. The city once ran a pilot program with unarmed mental health clinicians, but it has since ended. City officials have not yet commented on the claims.
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