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Spokane County expands diversion services, reports strong completion and low reoffense rates; 988 and regulatory changes tracked
Summary
County staff described an expanded Community Services Diversion Team (including jail transitions) and presented program outcomes — 367 participants since 2016, 72% successful completion and 89% of completers with no reoffense within 12 months — while also briefing a crisis data dashboard and pending state actions on 988 and crisis stabilization policy.
Spokane County behavioral health staff told the advisory board they are expanding the Community Services Diversion Team and strengthening jail‑to‑community transition services, and they shared program performance metrics engineered to reduce recidivism and unnecessary legal system involvement.
"Since program inception in 2016, we've had 367 participants enrolled," said Sarah Zapin, diversion police manager. She reported that 72 percent of participants successfully completed the 5177 prosecutorial diversion program and had their charges dismissed, and that 89 percent of those completers did not reoffend within 12 months.
Program model and eligibility: Presenters said referrals come from prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, detention…
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