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YOUNGSTOWN — A new county registry for residents with special needs or mental health disorders is intended to better inform police officers and other responders during emergencies.
The new Mahoning County Special Needs Registry is a free and voluntary service allowing residents to register “vital” information that police should know in emergencies, such as a registrant’s cognitive disorders or developmental disabilities, triggers associated with their condition, their emergency contact information, a physical description and a current photograph, according to a Tuesday news release from the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office
If a registrant’s information is on-file, the system alerts county 911 dispatchers, who can then share that information with responders, according to the release…
