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County accepts $245,000 MCR grant to add two crisis‑response positions; commissioners pressed funding durability
Summary
Johnson County mental health staff recommended accepting a $245,000 Mobile Crisis Response grant to fund one case manager (MCRT) and one clinician (MCOT); the board discussed service targets, current response rates and the need to reclassify $87,900 in reserve authority for FY2025 timing.
Johnson County mental health officials told the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 14 they received a Mobile Crisis Response (MCR) grant from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and recommended accepting $245,000 to fund two positions: one case manager for the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) and one clinician for the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT). Tanner Fortney of the Mental Health Center said the MCRT provides a step‑down response for people in crisis who do not require law enforcement or med act services; the county’s co‑responder model and MCRT are designed…
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