A small-scale mental health diversion program that proponents say will reduce needless incarceration in Baton Rouge and help fight the opioid epidemic is moving forward after months of planning. The program—set in motion by a $50,000 MacArthur Foundation grant—is a scaled-down version of the Bridge Center for Hope, the proposed mental health diversion facility that
Baton Rouge scales down plans for mental health diversion program
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