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Fort Smith Police Department Launches Mental Health Unit

The Fort Smith Police Department is naming the first two officers that will be part of its new Crisis Intervention and Mental Health Unit. The goal of the initiative is to be a bridge between people with mental illness and mental health resources in the community. The new unit will have four officers by the end of the year.

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