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Commissioner says Morris County to deploy 988 mobile crisis outreach teams for non‑emergent mental‑health response
Summary
Commissioner Myers briefed the board March 12 on the next phase of New Jersey’s 988 mental‑health response: mobile crisis outreach teams that will respond to non‑emergent calls during initial daytime hours and aim to reduce reliance on police for behavioral health responses.
Commissioner Myers told the Board of County Commissioners on March 12, 2025, that Morris County will participate in the next phase of the statewide 988 mental‑health response by deploying mobile crisis outreach response teams to handle non‑emergent behavioral‑health calls.
“My next phase of the 988 mental health response is the mobile crisis outreach response team,” Commissioner Myers said during the human services report. He said the program is state funded and will roll out soon across New Jersey.
Myers described operational details: teams will respond initially during daytime hours (reported as roughly 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.), each team will include a bachelor’s‑level clinician and a peer‑support specialist with remote access to a clinical supervisor, and follow‑up contact will occur within 72 hours when possible. The aim is to deescalate situations in the field and reduce the burden on police and first responders for non‑emergent mental‑health calls.
Myers said the teams are intended for non‑urgent situations rather than immediate life‑threatening emergencies; examples and further eligibility were not specified at the meeting. He said the teams would be available to respond in the field and provide services at a person’s home when appropriate.
The presentation indicated these teams are state funded and will operate across New Jersey; Commissioner Myers and Director of Human Services Casey Erica were cited in the report. No formal vote or ordinance was presented; the update was informational and part of the human services briefing.
Ending: County officials said public information and operational details would be shared as local implementation is finalized.
