Following in the footsteps of other Bay Area communities seeking to reform local law enforcement practices, Palo Alto recently launched its Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, which pairs Palo Alto police officers with licensed mental health clinicians to serve people experiencing mental health crises.
The clinicians working with the PERT program are from the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department, city officials said.
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