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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."
“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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