The Daily Populous

Wednesday June 1st, 2022 night edition

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A school building stands behind a tree with an American flag and crime scene tape at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Monday, May 30, 2022.

On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old entered the school and fatally shot several children and teachers.

The 50-year-old Arredondo has spent much of a nearly 30-year career in law enforcement in Uvalde, returning in 2020 to take the head police job at the school district.

When Arredondo was a boy, Maria Gonzalez used to drive him and her children to the same school where the shooting happened.

According to the Uvalde school district’s website, the police force led by Arredondo also has five other officers and a security guard. »

Alexandria sees early success pairing police, mental health professionals

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A program pairing police with mental health professionals to better handle people in a mental crisis is finding early success in Alexandria, Virginia.

A program pairing police with mental health professionals to better handle people in a mental crisis is finding early success in Alexandria, Virginia, according to a report commissioned by the city.

Omni suggested better training for call-takers in order to determine behavioral health calls, and more teams to handle those calls. »

The Main Mental Health Issue in This Country Is in the Republican Party

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And please do not forget this most salient fact of all: There has been one major expansion of mental health spending and coverage in recent American history.

The ACA’s impact on the country’s mental health has been salutary, according to this Commonwealth Fund report.

The change has been particularly striking in states that accepted the new Medicaid funding. »

7 wounded in Vegas biker gangs freeway shooting, police say

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Police say rival motorcycle gangs were involved in a metro Las Vegas freeway shooting that injured seven people over the weekend.

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Rival motorcycle gangs were involved in a metro Las Vegas freeway shooting over the weekend that injured seven people and authorities arrested three suspects, police said Monday.

Sunday's shooting on the freeway involved people associated with the Hells Angels and the Vagos gangs, police in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson said in a statement. »