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County mental-health authority outlines 24/7 crisis partnership with Saginaw police, council discusses contract
Summary
Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority staff described 24/7 crisis response, hospital-based teams and officer training; council members asked for details on hours, funding and coordination and thanked staff for expanding services.
The Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority detailed a long-running partnership with Saginaw police that embeds crisis staff in emergency rooms, provides officer training and offers mobile response to behavioral-health calls.
Nancy Johnson, supervisor of Scribe Intervention Services at Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority, said her team is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and has an office embedded in Covenant Emergency Room. "My staff and myself are present 24 hours a day," Johnson told council. She…
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