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Allegheny County Department of Human Services announces new mobile crisis team

June 16, 2023 / 4:23 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Yesterday, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services and Resolve Crisis Center announced the launch of a new mobile crisis team.

They are active in downtown Pittsburgh.

They will work to help address behavioral health crises occurring across Allegheny County and the city.

The team will also provide support for the current co-response team run by the City of Pittsburgh that pairs a social worker with the police.

Mental Health
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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.