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Shelton council hears proposal to pilot mobile integrated health team using opioid settlement funds
Summary
Fire authority and city staff presented a Mobile Integrated Health pilot that pairs a physician assistant and mental-health clinician with first responders to treat and refer people in acute behavioral-health and substance-use crises; council members signaled support but raised questions about long-term funding and oversight.
Shelton City Council members heard a presentation on a proposal to pilot a mobile integrated health program that would pair clinical staff with first responders to treat and navigate people in acute mental-health and substance-use crises, using local opioid settlement funds and a potential Association of Washington Cities (AWC) grant for start-up funding.
The proposal, presented by Dave Gardner, identified as a fire authority and emergency protection specialist, described deploying teams composed of a physician assistant (identified in the presentation as Adam) and a mental-health clinician (Chrissy Ives) to respond alongside or instead of traditional emergency medical responses. Gardner said the teams can provide on-scene assessment, start medication-assisted treatment such as Suboxone, make referrals, and connect people to ongoing care rather than defaulting to…
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