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Oakland Community Health Network reports ARPA-funded crisis response, school mental-health work to county commissioners
Summary
Oakland Community Health Network updated the Oakland County Board on ARPA-funded programs including a co‑responder initiative, crisis intervention team training, school mental‑health navigators and co‑pay/deductible assistance, and asked the board to accept the report.
Oakland Community Health Network told the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 1 that American Rescue Plan Act funds have supported several countywide behavioral‑health initiatives, including co‑responders embedded with law enforcement, crisis intervention team (CIT) training for officers, mental‑health school navigators and co‑pay/deductible assistance for families.
Frances Carley, director of strategic initiatives at Oakland Community Health Network, said the agency operates as both the Community Mental Health Special Services Program (CMHSP) and one of Michigan’s 10 prepaid inpatient health plans (PIHPs), which lets it reinvest Medicaid dollars locally and partner with county departments. "We are part of the behavioral health authority and system that has been operating in Michigan and Oakland County for more than 60 years," Carley said.
The presentation's nut graf: the ARPA funds have supported direct services and training aimed at diverting people in crisis from arrest or unnecessary hospitalization, expanding school‑based access to…
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