Mental health public safety concern in Carson City

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Mental health public safety concern in Carson City





















Two presentations on public health at Thursday’s Board of Supervisors meeting led to a discussion on mental health, one of Carson City’s most pressing health issues. “Demand for services is skyrocketing. It’s gone up fourfold in the last 10 years,” said Sheriff Kenny Furlong, referring specifically to demand on public safety departments, including fire and police. “Something has to happen before the system breaks under the weight of the demand for services.” Furlong sits on the Board of Health, which includes the supervisors as well as Chair Susan Pintar and regularly meets during board of supervisors meetings. Furlong questioned why  …
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