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And now, without further ado, let's jump into the interview.

Andy, good to have you back.

Tommy, it's a pleasure.

I enjoy watching you and the growth and the positive influence that you're having in so many communities with the skills that we cherish and the things that are important to us.

So it's a real honor to be able to come back and talk with you. Oh, I appreciate it, man. That means a lot. And it means a lot coming from you, especially, too, because you're doing incredible work. You've been on the show a couple times, but let's reintroduce you to some of the new listeners. Certainly. My name is Andy, Prisco. I've done some things a CEO told me a long time ago, Andy, if you're lucky,

you get a couple of peaks in your career. And I feel very blessed to have had a couple.

I started what has become known as the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team program in a very

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