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Erica Clark Jones, chief executive officer of the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, said the board dedicates about 31 percent of its budget to crisis services and that its largest revenue source is a property-tax levy approved by voters in 2020; she said the levy would be on the ballot again in the fall. \"We supplement 988 every year with about $1,100,000 to make sure no call is dropped,\" Clark Jones said.

Panelists said current service-level funding comes from a patchwork of local levies, state pass-through dollars and federal grants. A city representative and other panelists said building a fully staffed alternative response could require many more clinicians: one speaker estimated that diverting 25 percent of police calls could equate to roughly 450 clinicians and a recurring operating cost in the tens of millions annually. That same speaker estimated a potential annual cost between $50 million and $85 million to staff a large-scale alternative-response workforce.

Panelists also discussed funding parity between human-service programs and capital projects. One speaker compared funding infrastructure for social services to how the city pays for bridges: experts should define the design and funding needed, rather than relying on short-term pilot grants that cover only part of the cost.

Speakers urged data collection and outcome measurement so the community can demonstrate the program’s effectiveness and make the case for sustained investment. They also stressed that expanding crisis response must not drain resources from other parts of the behavioral-health continuum, such as outpatient and long-term treatment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Columbus Metropolitan Club: Transforming Crisis Care in Central Ohio","oneSentenceSummary","Speakers said the crisis-care continuum depends on stable funding — including a local property-tax levy — and a larger behavioral-health workforce; they gave estimates for current spending and discussed funding parity concerns.","taxTitle","Columbus City Council, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio","taxId",75950,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480025,"Columbus Safety Collective seeks May 2026 ballot measure to create non-police crisis response",626,707000,1333000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691951-97fe88b359adf89bddd814587e9ffbfd&start=707&end=1333","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691951-97fe88b359adf89bddd814587e9ffbfd/thumbnail_707000.jpg","/articles/6480025/Ohio/Columbus-Safety-Collective-seeks-May-2026-ballot-measure-to-create-non-police-crisis-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480025-beb29615c97dd414029d982db1e9ccee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157023&Signature=D2-kva4MKLD3Umiq4j-gHHRtuTX-S3YrOSwYLdWKCuX3940N6kZohWoJxFDnnmUiBvIqmTT2i2VkKjIYbEbmUP7Rm7MohOLFeEogPxjad2HwaqwcwVXAh4cB3nTkU93lIb0eS8YuddVvaTO3AKilkdBGrBKmM-sd0rEcI--PZOGQIzPgx9YaP4dGIf0bfGaAVwpoh-Lb2BigLUGKqrT466xpvDsuNcP5HXWP9N9WctLU-O8svY1DPWrLuEkoNqmdraJLJokZKnz-8jmoMJBp3GoaHNYOQuyWBlcaSKsEPLsoaim-i2Pig4ZW2R8Z9raJJ4dp6KxDT7LoKxfs0jor1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Columbus Safety Collective is collecting signatures to place a May 2026 ballot issue before Columbus voters to create a non-police response system for behavioral-health, houselessness and substance-use calls, co-chair Chauna Wiley said at a forum hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Club.

\"We are running a campaign to put an issue on the ballot in May 2026 for a non police response system to mental health, behavioral health, our houseless community, the substance abuse community,\" Wiley said. She described the measure as intended to complement existing services, not replace them.

Wiley said local polling conducted by the collective shows about 80 percent support among residents for a non-police response. She also described the campaign as rooted in personal experience: Wiley said her brother died in 2017 after an interaction with Columbus police and that her advocacy on this issue began after his death.

The collective’s proposal would aim to ensure that someone trained in behavioral health — such as a clinician or peer supporter — responds when appropriate. Wiley said she is collecting signatures and hearing many accounts from residents who want a different emergency response for mental-health crises.

Panelists at the forum noted operational overlaps and said any city-level ballot measure would need to coordinate with county and statewide crisis infrastructure already underway, including 988, mobile crisis teams and the new Franklin County Crisis Care Center.","Chauna Wiley, co-chair of the Columbus Safety Collective, said the group is collecting signatures to place a May 2026 measure on the ballot that would fund a non-police response for behavioral-health and houselessness calls.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480030,"Officials: 988, mobile crisis teams and telehealth reducing need for in-person responses",1274,497000,1771000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691951-97fe88b359adf89bddd814587e9ffbfd&start=497&end=1771","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691951-97fe88b359adf89bddd814587e9ffbfd/thumbnail_497000.jpg","/articles/6480030/Ohio/Officials-988-mobile-crisis-teams-and-telehealth-reducing-need-for-in-person-responses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480030-3a6cf0232583e1a6eedf98454876608a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157023&Signature=YlRLV84J-HvX7nIP8chJPIm~lPOeH9l3Us2qKGEQvAU7UcaDgmAxYqjESuUMMmUyOd7JSfqfqqUb1MasWAxrOfuXoqQIq8Byocb3VIIAYNOX0AMk-wayC585EytY5puMxWFRy~uOdf3JM1uCmSITG0q8-U34edu46fQlpEdBW4uOYLhBnmFGNs5nkCRzYipDDt9PUoSl3KK6yqmgP3rJ2VScgtA-W2MaQjeUaxaQ-yXRAEAQ8GtMUEJq1rfozFXuOoPj~I1KCnnYHZiqKCrV2tyzIXnXRm06EvKnQ5ZfHga~puwLeWBDEE2~kW3ipfgj89Vn3kotz43gR85mq7dw3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Local behavioral-health leaders told a Columbus forum that 988, combined with mobile crisis-response teams and telehealth, is de-escalating the majority of crisis calls and reducing unnecessary emergency-department visits.

\"988 is what we recommend as the first number to call when you are in crisis,\" Erica Clark Jones, chief executive officer of the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, said. Clark Jones said many calls are triaged and de-escalated on the line by trained professionals.

Dr. Brian Stroh of NETCare described 988 as an \"on-demand telehealth\" system that routes calls to a consortium of providers and, he said, roughly 93 percent of those contacts do not require an in-person response. \"Think of it kind of as on demand telehealth that is not going through your insurance,\" Stroh said.

Panelists noted that local call volumes remain high: one speaker said the community sees an estimated 350 to 400 crisis interactions per day across 988, 911 and facility visits. They also reported that about 80 percent of behavioral-health calls still enter through 911 rather than 988 locally; panelists said they want to reverse that ratio so more people first contact 988 when appropriate.

ADAMH supplements 988 operations in Franklin County with local funds: Clark Jones said the board provides about $1,100,000 a year to ensure calls are answered and connected to services. She also said ADAMH directs a significant portion of its budget to crisis work (31 percent) and that the board’s largest revenue source is a property-tax levy passed by county voters in 2020; the levy was on the ballot again in the fall, she said.

Panelists emphasized that while telephonic de-escalation handles many calls, mobile crisis response teams are still essential for the roughly 7 percent of situations requiring an in-person intervention. They said integrated dispatch protocols between 911 and 988 — newly agreed upon, panelists said — will allow 911 centers to transfer calls to 988 when appropriate.

Speakers urged residents to use 988 for behavioral-health crises when possible and said continued investment in mobile teams and data collection will be necessary to measure and scale the system.","Panelists said 988, mobile crisis teams and telehealth are de-escalating many calls without in-person response; ADAMH supplements 988 and local data show most behavioral-health calls still enter through 911.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480035,"Franklin County Crisis Care Center to open with ‘no wrong door’ model and on-site services",2897,277000,3174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691951-97fe88b359adf89bddd814587e9ffbfd&start=277&end=3174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691951-97fe88b359adf89bddd814587e9ffbfd/thumbnail_277000.jpg","/articles/6480035/Ohio/Franklin-County-Crisis-Care-Center-to-open-with-no-wrong-door-model-and-on-site-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480035-cd938a4621155b2c1b321603c08030dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157023&Signature=DfZQD0AmucanbOLYTlTa3Kx1cDxGA-jM5ZxLjDkXEKRIxWjf0GUVWFDMKe5jVIimtKOnfm1koaoh0ePNkMCnEd7hKdsN6hM7Mf4Uv9jD3t6Zo~lYmN~uCbSRY9NRvG-ZcuHiVABADbPQfWosEmbVZd7Vlv1Nb6keciizw-vJHrA~bjBhZXjXT5F1qTFtobboh56knwt3ltqksLEO3yTXJMBJWg4tspSdgNieVmfkcEbCPNQ9k8JB-X7cqRmy~xNNAKItqPqqUOcywp0faJ5LPjEq5SrNivvX8S4QzD309Tzfcpg4Yg7nlLEaUYEkHkruWGa0DNaHdugV6fzVxBqCKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The soon-to-open Franklin County Crisis Care Center will operate 24 hours a day and offer a “no wrong door” approach to adults in psychiatric or substance-use crisis, Franklin County and behavioral-health leaders said at a Columbus Landmarks Forum on crisis care.

Erica Clark Jones, chief executive officer of the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH), said the center will provide short-term observation, light medical care and space for community treatment partners to connect patients to follow-up services. “There is a dedicated entrance for first responders, law enforcement officers, and mobile crisis response teams so that they never have to wait and they do not get turned away,” Clark Jones said.

ADAMH and system partners designed the facility to be person-centered and to keep the patient’s journey moving forward. The center will include 60 medical recliners for observation stays of up to 23 hours, a behavioral-health urgent care clinic, an on-site pharmacy and planned inpatient beds on a second level for longer observation when community placements are unavailable, Clark Jones said. The facility also will reserve workspace for community providers to develop intake relationships while a person is still on-site.

Dr. Brian Stroh, CEO and medical director of NETCare, said the center will complement longstanding community crisis services rather than replace them. “We have had community-based crisis capacity for decades,” he said, adding that the center expands local capacity and aims to treat medical issues on-site in partnership with OSU Wexner Medical Center so patients are not redirected to emergency departments for concurrent medical needs.

Panelists said the building’s layout separates the entrance lobby from the discharge lobby to avoid re-triggering people when they leave and to ensure patients depart with supports in hand, including medications and warm handoffs to community agencies. Jonathan Thomas, a staff member involved in the project, was identified at the forum as a resource for technical questions about the center’s design and operations.

The center’s leaders said the facility is intended to reduce long emergency-department stays and to give clinicians and mobile teams a tailored place to bring people in crisis. Clark Jones said a public website includes photographs and more detail about the patient journey through the center.

If the center meets its operational goals, officials said it will be one part of a wider continuum that includes 988 crisis-call services, mobile crisis teams and community follow-up programs.","Franklin County’s new Crisis Care Center will offer a 24/7 no-wrong-door facility with observation recliners, behavioral urgent care, an on-site pharmacy and space for community partners, officials said at a public forum in Columbus.","actionData","errors"]

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