'When someone is in crisis, they need someone to talk to, and what better person for them to talk to than a therapist?' Cook County Sheriff's Office clinician Patrick Kelley said.
Have you noticed more Cook County Sheriff's officers and cruisers across Chicago? There's a reason for it.
"A lot of clinicians aren't on the ground like we are, actually," said sheriff's office clinician Patrick Kelley. Kelley has a background in criminal justice and mental health counseling. He's not a police officer, he's a therapist. The difference? They keep those conversations going after responding to an incident or crime; and, when they hit the pavement three days a week, they make sure to talk to people consistently seen on the street.
"If we get to them now, they're not going to be there maybe robbing somebody because they need to feed their habit. They're not going to be stealing something out of a store because they lost their job," he said.
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