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Mental health crisis center opens in KC as alternative to jail, emergency room [View all]
The throng that gathered outside Friday at the ribbon-cutting of the Kansas City Assessment and Triage Center for people in mental health crises brought with them painful memories.
Police officers who had regretfully taken suffering people to jail were there.
Medical staffers who had strapped people with psychiatric disorders to emergency room gurneys were there.
So were mental health caseworkers who are forever running out of safe options for clients in emergencies.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article111139112.html
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