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  "path": "/news/national/dad-pleas-police-policy-change-after-mentally-unwell-son-stabbed-him",
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  "textContent": "A father wants police to resume non-urgent mental health callouts after his son was made a special patient. File photo: Getty Images  \n\n  \n\nTwo years ago, police announced a change in how they attend mental health callouts, responding only to an immediate risk to life or safety or if a crime is being committed. Now a family are calling for change, saying the move left them feeling like help wasn’t available when they most needed it. Catherine Hutton reports.",
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