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Dearborn approves $483,000 state grant and ACCESS match to expand co-responder mental-health program

2480412 · February 25, 2025
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Summary

The council accepted a Michigan State Police community-based crisis response pilot grant of $483,000, with a $163,171 local match to be paid by ACCESS, to fund a co-responder program through Sept. 30, 2028.

The Dearborn City Council on Feb. 25, 2025, accepted a Michigan State Police community-based crisis response pilot grant of $483,000 and authorized the finance director to recognize and appropriate related revenues and expenditures. ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) will provide a local match of $163,171, bringing total program funding recognized to $646,171.

Why it matters: The funding establishes a co-responder model in which law enforcement will partner with licensed mental-health professionals on noncriminal mental-health,…

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