The Harrisonburg Police Department has launched its mental health co-responder program for emergency calls that report someone is in crisis.
The HPD first discussed the program nearly a year ago and said it would be implemented once key staff positions could be filled including a co-responder mental health clinician.
The department announced today that Raz Ahmed has been hired and is currently in the onboarding process to complete training. She holds a master’s degree in social work and has experience in the healthcare field in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area…