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Case workers would help inmates with mental illness get access to community resources. Photo: Flickr Creative Commons

Health

Orange County Commissioners Consider Diversion Program for Inmates with Mental Illness: It Might Help Them Get Life-Saving Treatment

Monday, August 20, 2018 • A support program for people with mental illnesses who are jailed on minor offenses might be coming to Orange County. Orange County Commissioners will discuss a pilot program this morning.
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Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. A day earlier a gunman opened fire in the school.

Education

Intersection: Broward County Public Schools Faces Scrutiny Over Promise Program

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 • Broward County Public Schools is under pressure after the Parkland school shooting: questions are being asked about a diversion program that works to keep students from getting arrested. WLRN’s education reporter Jessica Bakeman joins Intersection to explain.
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Orange County Commissioners Consider Diversion Program for Inmates with Mental Illness: It Might Help Them Get Life-Saving Treatment

Intersection: Broward County Public Schools Faces Scrutiny Over Promise Program

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