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Steve Leifman
Steve Leifman is an associate administrative judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and the chair of the state supreme court’s Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Courts.
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How Mental-Health Training for Police Can Save Lives—and Taxpayer Dollars
But only if officials at all levels of government are willing to invest in it up front.
Norm Ornstein
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Steve Leifman
Aug 11, 2017
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