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Marion County approves $627,820 agreement to relaunch mobile crisis teams with sheriff's office
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County health officials will pass through up to $627,820 to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to relaunch a mobile crisis response team that pairs a mental health clinician with a deputy, funded mostly by a U.S. Department of Justice grant.
Marion County commissioners on Wednesday approved an intergovernmental agreement that will pass through up to $627,820 to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to support a mobile crisis response team serving the county through Sept. 30, 2027.
Health and Human Services Assistant Division Director Brett Martin told the board the county received a $550,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in fall 2024 and was one of 20 government entities in the country — and the only recipient in Oregon — to win the award. He said the county will use…
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