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Chester County expands behavioral-health response with new Human Needs Network
Summary
County officials outlined the Human Needs Network, a coordinated behavioral-health system combining a county-staffed 211 contact center, Holcomb Behavioral Health crisis lines, mobile crisis resolution teams and plans for a 24-hour crisis stabilization center; program rollout funded in part by ARPA support, officials said.
Chester County on Jan. 22 described a new, county-run behavioral-health response system called the Human Needs Network that combines a local 211 contact center, Holcomb Behavioral Health-operated crisis lines, mobile crisis resolution teams and plans for a 24-hour crisis stabilization center.
Pat Bockovitz, director of the county Department of Human Services, told the Board of Commissioners the network is built around three components: someone to talk to, someone to respond and somewhere to go. "The Human Needs Network at its core is to provide comprehensive, effective and accessible human services, brief response and information referral system for all Chester County residents," Bockovitz said.
Why it matters: the network centralizes crisis intake and…
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