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Board directs report on sustaining and expanding alternative crisis response teams to cut response times
Summary
Supervisors approved a motion directing the Department of Mental Health to report back with funding options and hiring strategies to sustain bonuses and speed hiring for alternate crisis response teams, aiming to cut response times toward a 30‑minute target.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to direct the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to develop funding options and an expedited hiring plan to sustain incentive pay for alternative crisis response field teams and to improve dispatch and response times.
Supervisor Hahn introduced the motion, noting teams have grown from 33 daytime teams in 2021 to…
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