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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Ruben Vives

LA city, county roll out pilot program that sends mental health workers to 911 calls

LOS ANGELES — In an industrial corner of downtown by the Los Angeles River, a mental health response team drove around in search of a man described only as wearing a blue shirt.

Strapped to a seat in the back, 34-year-old Rafael Arias Delgado, a psychiatric technician, relayed the location to his teammates up front.

“It’s at the end of Banning Street,” he yelled.

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