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New Livingston mobile crisis team begins outreach; 988 linkage, telehealth and co‑responder model on fast track
Summary
The city’s mobile crisis response manager told commissioners the program is moving to a co‑responder model with immediate in‑person response options, 988/211 linkage and a telehealth partnership to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests.
The commission heard an update on the city’s Mobile Crisis Response program from program manager Kelly Miller, who described an operational plan that combines in‑person co‑response, peer follow‑up and telehealth triage.
Miller said the current model has a part‑time peer support specialist who performs follow‑up with people identified after law‑enforcement responses but that the city is shifting to more immediate, in‑person intervention. “We’re committed to stabilizing people in the least restrictive and most supportive environment possible by diverting them…
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