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A SYSTEM 'OVERWHELMED' - Florida promised mental health reform. One family says the system still failed

A SYSTEM 'OVERWHELMED' - Florida promised mental health reform. One family says the system still failed

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  • Tamara Patzer's son was experiencing a mental health crisis, but when she called the police, they arrested her instead.
  • The incident highlights the state's inadequate mental health system, which has been promised reform.
  • Patzer and advocates argue that police should be trained to respond to mental health emergencies, not arrests.
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