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Senate backs 'Outreach Team Act' to create mental‑health first responders; bill sent to House
Summary
The Utah Senate concurred with House amendments to the Outreach Team Act, directing the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to create a specialized first‑responder role for mental‑health and suicide crises; the motion passed on a 23–2 roll call and the bill was transmitted to the House for signature.
Senator Curt Thatcher, floor sponsor of the substitute Outreach Team Act (first substitute Senate Bill 31), told the Senate the measure would establish a new type of first responder specifically trained to handle mental‑health and suicide crises and direct the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to implement standards and oversight.
"This is something that I believe is going to set the…
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