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Skagit County reports winter shelter use and steps on behavioral health: crisis team staffing, Gelada alerts and supportive housing
Summary
Public health and county staff reported homeless services data and behavioral health work: winter shelters provided several thousand bed nights, the crisis response team is hiring clinicians to expand coverage, Gelada now alerts co‑responders to overdoses and case conferencing has been used to fill supportive housing vacancies.
Skagit County public health and partner agencies reported recent data on homeless services and described steps the county is taking to expand behavioral‑health crisis response and housing supports.
Sarah Vogt, representing Welcome Home Skagit, told commissioners the day shelter saw 8,850 uses by 569 unduplicated individuals in the latest reporting year and the night shelter provided 2,104 bed nights to 204 unduplicated individuals. Welcome Home’s safe parking program reported 2,358 uses by 36 unduplicated individuals. Vogt also said care‑coordination services at the day shelter assisted clients with housing applications, identification,…
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