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Cochise County to consider final Legacy Foundation installment for sheriff—s mental-health support team
Summary
County staff told supervisors the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona funded a multi-year effort to create a mental-health support "care team" run through the Cochise County Sheriff—s Office; the board was asked to accept a final installment of roughly $380,000-$383,000 at an upcoming regular meeting.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors was briefed March 20 on a grant-funded mental-health support team run through the Cochise County Sheriff—s Office and was told the board will be asked to accept a final installment from the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona.
The presentation described a multi-year grant that supported hiring licensed behavioral-health staff, two field vehicles and training, and a program of licensed clinicians plus behavioral-health paraprofessionals who make proactive welfare checks and provide peer support to first responders. County staff said the overall Legacy Foundation support for the project has been just under $1.3 million, with an initial allotment of $497,000 and a final installment the presenter identified as approximately $383,000 (the transcript also referenced $380,000 in one place). The…
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