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County to consolidate mental hygiene, social services staff at Jamestown City Hall to coordinate mobile crisis, court navigation
Summary
Chautauqua County will lease third-floor space in Jamestown City Hall to co-locate mobile crisis teams, the new court navigator positions and other outreach staff; officials said the move is budget-neutral for 2025 and intended to improve coordination as state and federal policy changes are expected.
Chautauqua County officials told the Audit and Control Committee on Wednesday they will co-locate several mental health and social services programs on the third floor of Jamestown City Hall, a move county leaders say will improve coordination between mobile crisis teams, court navigators and care coordinators.
Trish MacLennan, deputy director of the Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, said the county will consolidate staff who currently operate at different sites into a single office space already under lease in Jamestown. The committee approved a resolution…
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