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Kenosha County approves DOJ grant to embed social worker with Pleasant Prairie police
Summary
The county accepted a $75,000 Department of Justice grant to embed a behavioral health social worker in the Pleasant Prairie Police Department; the village will provide additional funding and the resolution was approved by the committee.
Kenosha County’s Finance & Administration Committee voted to accept a $75,000 Department of Justice grant to place an embedded social worker with the Pleasant Prairie Police Department.
Rebecca Dutterer of Kenosha County Human Services told the committee the grant will fund a social worker to respond to crises in the village, including mental-health incidents, suicidal ideation and overdoses, and to provide follow-up services to reduce repeat crises. She compared the proposal to an existing embedded social worker arrangement with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department and described the sheriff’s program as “hugely successful.”
Dutterer said the $75,000 is a full grant from the Department of Justice and that the Village of Pleasant Prairie will contribute additional funds to support the position. A committee supervisor moved approval of the resolution and a second was recorded; the committee approved the acceptance by voice vote.
The resolution directs county staff to accept the DOJ grant and add the funds to the 2025 behavioral health services budget for the stated purpose. Committee minutes show the motion carried on a voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the meeting record.
County staff and the village will be responsible for implementing the embedded social-worker arrangement and coordinating the position’s response and follow-up duties in Pleasant Prairie.
