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Spokane County says WASPIC behavioral health grant cut will reduce law-enforcement-funded co-responder roles
Summary
County officials said a state grant award to support behavioral health co-responder teams was reduced and restructured, prompting Spokane County to shift staffing and plan to remove one patrol FTE to maintain co-responder coverage in unincorporated areas.
Spokane County officials told commissioners on June 10 that state funding for behavioral health co-responder teams administered through WASPIC (Washington State program described in briefing) has been substantially reduced and restructured to emphasize clinician funding rather than law enforcement. The county said the new award would fund a smaller number of co-responder clinician positions and that the sheriff's office plans to reduce one patrol FTE to preserve a deputy position dedicated to co-response in unincorporated Spokane County.
Sheriff's office staff said WASPIC awarded approximately $320,000 for the first year and…
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