As the Chair of the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Mental Health and Special Needs Population Working Group, I work closely with our Community Outreach Liaison, Samatha Iraca.
Meetings are organized on a quarterly basis by Samatha, who does an exceptional job with scheduling presenters from different agencies to speak about their services and programs offered to the mental health/specials needs community. The meetings are enlightening, and they provide agencies with information to cross reference when varied services are needed. For instance, retired Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Our office is proud of what has been accomplished through the work of the quarterly group meetings and we are hopeful for continued success
Barlow presented on the Blue Envelope Program, which assists drivers on the Autism Spectrum. The presentation resulted in the expansion of Blue Envelope at Hunterdon Behavioral Health and a redesign of the envelope to securely hold driving credentials. The hospital also reproduced copies of the envelope in Spanish to meet the needs of our Spanish speaking communities.
| Senior Assistant Prosecutor Tangerla Thomas Chair of the Hunterdon County Working Group
LAW ENFORCEMENT’S ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY WORKING GROUPS IS AN IMPORTANT AUTISM-FRIENDLY PRACTICE
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