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Jefferson and Lewis counties choose Children's Home of Jefferson County to run bi‑county mobile crisis response
Summary
County staff presented a bi‑county mobile crisis plan and said the Children's Home of Jefferson County was selected to operate the service; start‑up funding and Medicaid billing were cited as key elements and county staff said some services could be operating by July 1, pending Office of Mental Health approval.
Jefferson County and Lewis County officials presented a joint mobile crisis response plan and said they selected the Children's Home of Jefferson County to operate the program for both counties.
County staff described the initiative as a reinstatement and expansion of mobile crisis capacity that existed in Jefferson County more than a decade ago. Officials said the Office of Mental Health (OMH) allocated start‑up funds of about $600,000 per county (roughly $1.2 million total across the two counties) and that long‑term sustainability will depend in part on billing Medicaid for some services.
The presentation summarized the planning process: an external project manager analyzed 911 and law‑enforcement data, consulted local providers and stakeholders, and helped design an RFP that drew two finalists. A selection committee from both counties chose the…
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