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Jersey City Council designates August 27th as Mental Health Awareness Day, honoring Andrew Jerome Washington III, who was fatally shot during a mental health crisis in 2023. The resolution aims to raise awareness and improve mental health support systems, with family members and activists calling for expanded programs and closer police-community collaboration. A council-formed committee is working on mental health crisis solutions, and a federal lawsuit keeps the focus on reform and prevention.

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