Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool to help inmates dealing with mental health needs

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The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has hired its first-ever mental health and substance abuse coordinator. Sheriff Bill Leeper tells News4Jax he got the idea from seeing other counties create this position. Leeper says recidivism rates started to go down.

Nassau County Sheriff's Office deputies block a road in the Spring Lake Estates neighborhood.– “I was so excited to be able to make a difference being the voice on the other side of the phone, somebody calls when they need something,” Creel said.

“Maybe, if this person had just gotten the attention that they needed, beforehand, it wouldn’t have escalated,” Creel said. “A lot of those children are pre-disposed to committing crimes when they’re older. So, I get it, they do commit these crimes themselves, but there should be treatment for their issues,” Creel said.

 

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