The Human Side of Mobile Crisis Care

Plus Jason Lerner of UC Health Labs on their Chicago CARE evaluation

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HEADLINES

HOUSTON - Harris County health dept. to operate 911 call diversion program following vendor scrutiny (Houston Landing)

Harris County will to move its Holistic Assistance Response Teams (HART) program in house, to be run by the county health department when its contract with an outside vendor ends early next year.

The vendor, Disaster Emergency Medical Assistance Consulting and Management, was accused of billing the county for the same hours it was working for a county in California.

The county’s Holistic Assistance Response Team was created in 2022 as an alternative to police for 911 calls involving residents experiencing non-emergency mental and addiction or homelessness issues. The team has responded to more than 15,000 calls that normally would have been directed to law enforcement, fire or emergency medical services. There also have been nearly 900 “linkages” to social services that benefited community members.

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DAYTON - ADAMHS releases new "Request For Provider" for crisis services (Dayton 24/7)

Last May, RI International, the services provider for Montgomery County’s ADAMHS' Crisis Call Center, Mobile Crisis Response and Crisis Receiving Center told the agency's board it would not be providing those services anymore.

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Crisis Services RFP

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INDIANAPOLIS - Clinician-Led Community Response team expands to the north side (WTHR.com)

Currently, the Clinician-Led Community Response team only operates in Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Downtown and East districts. So far this year, the team has received 925 calls and assisted nearly 650 people.

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