Whatcom task force reviews Sequential Intercept Model, flags housing and data gaps
A county workshop mapped six intercepts of criminal-legal and behavioral-health contact and identified strengths (peer support, crisis response, therapeutic courts) and gaps including housing, workforce shortages, data sharing and reentry coordination.
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Dean, the presentation lead, summarized a February workshop that used the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) to map how people with behavioral-health needs move through the criminal-legal system. He said the SIM "is a shared framework for reducing unnecessary legal system involvement for people with behavioral health needs," and described six intercepts from community programs through reentry and supervision.
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