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Spokane BHASO outlines plans for 988/RCL integration, mobile dispatch unit and sobering/crisis relief center
Summary
Spokane County BHASO staff described efforts to streamline 988 and the regional crisis line, a planned mobile dispatch unit to coordinate in‑person crisis responses, upcoming regional dispatch protocols and plans for a co‑located crisis relief and sobering center expected in early 2027.
Ashley McGee, integrated behavioral health manager with the Spokane County Regional Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organization, updated the Spokane Regional Crisis Collaborative on Dec. 18 about statewide and regional moves to integrate 988 and regional crisis line (RCL) functions and to streamline in‑person crisis dispatch across the six‑county region.
McGee said the Washington State Department of Health and Health Care Authority issued a joint policy statement envisioning 988 as an entry point and RCL for regionally specific professional coordination. McGee said Frontier Behavioral Health currently operates both…
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