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Volunteers of America and Albany Care Team describe regional mental-health, stabilization and housing services
Summary
Volunteers of America presenters described the Albany Care Team (ACT) program, local outpatient and residential options, the gatekeeping program tied to Title 25 detentions, and how co-responder and CIT training support mental-health crisis care in Albany County.
Kristen (last name not specified), regional director for Volunteers of America (VOA) Wyoming-Montana-South Dakota, and Heather Lismore, the Albany Care Team community crisis case manager, briefed the Laramie City Council on Feb. 25 about VOA services and the local Albany Care Team program.
"Our vision at VOA is everyone living in the fullness of a healthy mind, body, and spirit," Kristen said as she described VOA's regional outpatient clinics, telehealth capacity, medication providers and inpatient beds in nearby counties.
Kristen said VOA operates community mental-health clinics in nine Wyoming towns and offers outpatient therapy, case management, skills training and peer specialist services (via telehealth in the…
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