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Oakland Community Health Network reports rising behavioral-health demand, expansion of walk-in and co-responder services
Summary
Oakland Community Health Network told the county board it has seen increases in call volume and expanded walk‑in and co‑responder services, connecting hundreds through on‑site clinicians and reporting declines in arrests where co‑responders are deployed.
Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) presented to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 10, reporting increased demand for behavioral-health services and growth in several county programs that connect people to care.
OCHN Executive Director Adena Lazamy said call volumes to the network rose by approximately 9 percent and that the 988 behavioral-health crisis line numbers have also increased. She described a partnership with the Oakland County Health Department that places a clinician at the Southfield Health Department site; since that clinician began work a few months ago OCHN has connected more than 200 people who walked in for help to behavioral-health supports and, when appropriate, started therapy and…
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