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Carver County mental‑health advisory committee recommends countywide mental‑health first‑aid training and workforce pipeline
Summary
Kayla Pascoe, chair of the Carver County Mental Health Local Advisory Committee, presented a plan to expand Mental Health First Aid countywide and build a multi‑stage workforce pipeline to address chronic staffing shortages.
Kayla Pascoe, chair of the Carver County Mental Health Local Advisory Committee, presented the committee’s revised approach to the county board, proposing short‑ and long‑term actions to address unmet mental health needs. The committee recommended two near‑term priorities: train 1–2 additional certified Mental Health First Aid instructors to expand public and organizational trainings across the county, and develop patient‑facing materials that explain what happens when a resident calls dispatch for a mental‑health emergency. Pascoe said the first‑aid…
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