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This police department's autism unit is saving lives [View all]
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/21/nx-s1-5014136/this-police-departments-autism-unit-is-saving-lives(4 min. audio, transcript, at link)
This police department's autism unit is saving lives
JUNE 21, 2024 5:55 PM ET
HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
By Jordan-Marie Smith, Katia Riddle, Mary Louise Kelly
Montgomery County Police Department Officer Laurie Reyes speaks with NPR about the autism and dementia unit that is saving lives and helping families in Maryland.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Family members of people with profound autism or dementia face unique caregiving challenges. One of them is a concern their loved one will get lost. When a person with autism wanders away from their caregiver or their home, there can be dire - even deadly - consequences. Well, that did not happen to the six people who eloped, as it's sometimes called, this past Tuesday in Montgomery County, Md., and that is thanks to a unique program with the Montgomery County Police Department. It's the brainchild of officer Laurie Reyes, and she joins me now.
LAURIE REYES: Hi. Hi there. Thanks for having me.
[...]
JUNE 21, 2024 5:55 PM ET
HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
By Jordan-Marie Smith, Katia Riddle, Mary Louise Kelly
Montgomery County Police Department Officer Laurie Reyes speaks with NPR about the autism and dementia unit that is saving lives and helping families in Maryland.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Family members of people with profound autism or dementia face unique caregiving challenges. One of them is a concern their loved one will get lost. When a person with autism wanders away from their caregiver or their home, there can be dire - even deadly - consequences. Well, that did not happen to the six people who eloped, as it's sometimes called, this past Tuesday in Montgomery County, Md., and that is thanks to a unique program with the Montgomery County Police Department. It's the brainchild of officer Laurie Reyes, and she joins me now.
LAURIE REYES: Hi. Hi there. Thanks for having me.
[...]
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