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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mental Health Co-Responder Team Partnership
Record date · October 12, 2021
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What This Bill Does
The Board of County Commissioners is considering a contract with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare to add one clinician and a new . This initiative will work alongside the Gainesville Police Department using federal grant funding.
This action expands the local co-responder program, which pairs mental health clinicians with police officers during emergency calls, using funds from a federal Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Grant.
Who It Affects
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Meridian Behavioral Healthcare
They are the contracted service provider responsible for supplying the clinician.
Gainesville Police Department
They are the operational partner for the new co-responder team.
County Residents
Residents experiencing mental health crises may interact with the new co-responder team during police calls.
Key Facts
- The County will enter into a contract with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare.
- The contract funds one additional clinician position.
- The contract supports the full implementation of one additional co-responder team.
- The program operates in partnership with the Gainesville Police Department.
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- The project is funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Grant (Grant No. 2020-MO-BX-0021).
- The item is classified as a Consent Item for the Board of County Commissioners.
- The item was introduced on September 22, 2021.
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Expansion of Mental Health Integration
The county is actively utilizing federal grant cycles to institutionalize mental health clinicians within police operations.
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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