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Mental health professionals will join the police on 111 call outs in Canterbury, Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Counties Manukau from June.
Budget 2025 allocated $28 million for 10 mental health co-response teams to respond to mental distress calls, alongside law enforcement.
At the Tauranga Police Station, Mental Health Minister Matt Dooce
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