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Stepping Up

WGVU News | By Shelley Irwin
Published December 22, 2015 at 1:26 PM EST
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Adults with mental illnesses tend to stay longer in jail and upon release are at a higher risk of returning than people without these diseases. The Kent County Board of Commissioners joined the Community Mental Health Authority Board (Network 180) and other community partners in signing a Call to Action to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in the Kent County Jail by participating in a national initiative called Stepping Up. We discuss this with Sheriff Stelma.

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Shelley Irwin
Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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