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Sheriff Dierks: Help Is Needed For Mental Health Patients

 

Montgomery County Sheriff Bobby Dierks knows his role is to protect and serve. But, he and many others in law enforcement are finding themselves in the position of having to deal with those who have severe mental health issues and are not receiving adequate treatment.   Sheriff Dierks says last week his deputies had to talk down a suicidal person who wanted the deputies to kill him. He says they took the individual into protective custody, but couldn't locate a mental health facility that had space.

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