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Spokane County to refresh Sequential Intercept Model to update criminal justice–behavioral health strategies
Summary
County staff said they will update the 2018 Sequential Intercept Model (SIMS) with Justice Management Institute and the Public Research Institute to account for changes since 2018, COVID impacts, new stabilization services, and regional work already done by the City and other partners.
County staff told the Board Feb. 24 they will update the 2018 Sequential Intercept Model (SIMS) analysis to reassess where law enforcement, courts and community providers can intervene to reduce criminal justice involvement among people with behavioral‑health needs.
Mike Sparber, who presented the briefing, said the refresh will revisit 2018 recommendations, account for COVID‑era changes, and incorporate new local…
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