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West Virginia Builds Better Mental Health Response | Parkersburg News
West Virginia is revolutionizing mental health crisis response by uniting first responders and behavioral health experts in a statewide summit designed to break down silos and build smarter, more coordinated local systems. Drawing on national and Canadian best practices, the event connected teams from every corner of the state — from the Eastern Panhandle to the southern counties — to share strategies for tackling mental health, substance use, and homelessness. Keynote speaker Ernest Stevens, known from the HBO documentary “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops,” emphasized that collaboration and mutual…
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