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Sheriff's behavioral‑health unit seeks one additional deputy; board signals support to pursue opioid‑settlement funds
Summary
Sheriff’s Office and its behavioral health (BHU) co‑responder program briefed commissioners on program results and asked the board to prioritize opioid‑settlement funds to add a fourth BHU deputy for two years; commissioners directed staff to start the budget/implementation process and return with numbers.
Sheriff’s Office representatives briefed Spokane County commissioners on July 22 about the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) co‑responder program and asked the board to prioritize opioid‑settlement dollars to add one full‑time deputy to the unit for at least two years. Presenters said the BHU currently operates multiple designated co‑responder teams in Spokane Valley and unincorporated Spokane County and partners with a contracted clinical subcontractor (Frontier Behavioral Health) that provides clinicians. The presenter described July‑to‑June…
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