AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) – The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is expanding its response to mental health emergencies with a new, specially trained position.
Sheriff Mark Harrell says the office hired a mental health deputy a few years ago and is now hiring a mental health therapist to work alongside that deputy.
“They will go out with the mental health deputy that we have right now to be able to assess these people, talk to these people, talk to the families to give them the best avenue to help them,” Harrell said…