Dane County updates crisis response: CARES Sun Prairie pilot, co-responder data and state rules for crisis care facilities

Jun 30, 2025

County staff updated supervisors on the CARES mobile crisis expansion into Sun Prairie, new data and dashboards, co-responder (mental health deputy) operations, recent grants and staffing gains, and state action on licensing crisis care facilities; officials emphasized data gaps, fiscal limits and next steps.

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Dane County staff on Monday summarized recent changes and data for the county’s behavioral-health crisis response system, including an early report on the CARES mobile-response pilot in Sun Prairie, staffing and data improvements for mobile crisis teams, the county sheriff’s co-responder (mental health deputy) model, and state action to license regional crisis care facilities.

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