We know there is more to fighting crime than just putting people in handcuffs. Investing In our communities, being mentors, and understanding the struggles that lead people to victimize others is vital to seeking out alternative solutions to imprisonment.
We have partnered with Advocates to provide a Co-Response Hudson-Sudbury Jail Diversion Program (JDP). The program was launched in 2018 and pairs a specially trained crisis clinician from Advocates Inc. with our police officers. This clinician responds to calls for service and 911 calls with patrol officers and provides immediate on-scene de-escalation, assessment, and referrals for individuals in crisis. The main objective of the program is to re-direct individuals committing non-violent offenses out of the criminal justice system and into more appropriate community-based behavioral health services. When the clinician is not on duty with us, the ADVOCATES Psychiatric Emergency Services team supports the JDP clinician to ensure timely access for our department 24/7.
To contact our JDP Clinician, email HPDclinician@townofhudson.org or call (978) 562-7122, ext. 217.