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Jamie Lopez
61:12 - 61:46
“When you attach outreach services to law enforcement, there are a number of people that are not going to accept it for the simple reason it's a barrier. They've been traumatized and they just won't take it. And then some do take it and then literally they're right back out on the street in short order.”
- Speaker
- Jamie Lopez
- Timestamp
- 61:12 – 61:46
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 10, 2026
From the transcript
And so more or less, this is going into a larger topic, which I've done before, and that's paying for outreach. And so, um, When you attach outreach services to law enforcement, there are a number of people that are not going to accept it for the simple reason it's a barrier. They've been traumatized and they just won't take it. And then some do take it and then literally they're right back out on the street in short order. And I just came across two today who had been over at Centennial for a couple of weeks and then they're back out on the street.
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