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Senate approves mental‑health measures, funds crisis response teams and state hospital study
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 10 approved several mental‑health bills including expanded crisis services funding for Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT) and a study into adult bed needs at the state hospital. Sponsors said the measures fund rural crisis response and support housing and treatment coordination.
The Utah Senate advanced multiple mental‑health measures on March 10, including third‑reading passage of crisis services legislation and a companion bill addressing state hospital resources.
Senator Thatcher described third substitute House Bill 32 as a package to expand crisis services: it appropriates $2.5 million to extend Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT) into rural Utah, provides funds for receiving centers where law enforcement can bring individuals who need care but have not committed…
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