At a Sept. 17 Utah County Commission meeting, commissioners acknowledged a recent local tragedy and urged residents who were affected to seek help, noting multiple local and statewide resources are available. Commissioners said university clinics, local behavioral-health providers, and statewide crisis lines were offering free services in the wake of the incident.

Commissioners and staff told residents the county will post resource lists on its website. County officials named Wasatch Behavioral Health, Utah Valley University’s mental-health services, Rocky Mountain Medical University clinics and the statewide crisis lines (988 and SafeUT) as available supports. Officials emphasized services were being offered regardless of ability to pay.

Why it matters: county leaders said a large number of residents may be experiencing trauma and that publicizing available help is a near-term priority. County staff indicated coordination with local providers and universities to make information broadly available.

Commissioners also publicly thanked the Utah County Sheriff’s Department and the county prosecuting team for their weekend work related to the incident. Officials acknowledged the emotional toll on first responders and accompanying administrative staff, and said overtime and other administrative support were being arranged to sustain response operations.

The commission opened its regular agenda after the remarks and moved on to scheduled items. No formal county policy changes or budget appropriations for mental-health services were proposed during the meeting; county leaders said they would follow up with website postings and additional outreach.