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Small police departments turn to liaison to help with difficult responses
A Cumberland resident struggling with substance use. Someone threatening self harm in a public place in Falmouth. A family unable to manage their elderly parent’s dementia in Yarmouth.
These are calls to the police departments of three neighboring towns. And this is where tri-community resource liaison Haylen Meader steps onto the scene, offering help.
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