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Cookeville City Council will consider an agreement to provide the police department with co-responder services for mental health-related situations. Police Chief Randy Evans said that in entering the agreement, Volunteer Behavioral Health Systems would be ready to hire an individual to provide service immediately. “It provides if you will, to use the term ’embedded,’ a mental health co-responder with law ... Read More »

The City of Cookeville will explore the possibility of grant funding to provide a collaborative response from emergency personnel to crisis situations. Police Chief Randy Evans explained in a city council work session Monday night that they want to address issues of mental illness and homelessness in the city. “We are attempting to train our officers as part of CIT ... Read More »