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County discusses jail mental-health screening, MOU with Central Kansas Mental Health; facilitator and court options considered
Summary
Sheriff's office and county officials described existing intake screening, an MOU under review with Central Kansas Mental Health that raises HIPAA questions, and plans to pursue a facilitator model and greater community coordination to reduce recidivism among people with mental illness.
Dickinson County commissioners spent significant time on July 3 discussing mental-health services for people booked into the county jail, current screening procedures, and a potential memorandum of understanding with Central Kansas Mental Health to expand services and continuity of care after release.
Jerry (county jail staff) told commissioners the jail uses a booking questionnaire that assigns points and triggers additional screening when a threshold is reached. When the screening indicates concern, Central Kansas Mental Health performs assessments — sometimes by Zoom — and Advanced Correctional Health Care conducts a 14-day intake assessment that includes a suicide-risk screen, Jerry said.…
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