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Senate passes bill to expand mobile crisis outreach teams to more counties
Summary
The Utah Senate on Jan. 22 passed SB70 to expand mobile crisis outreach teams (MCOTs) to additional counties, aiming to provide alternatives to police response for people in mental‑health crises; the bill passed on third reading 28-0 and will advance to the House.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 22 passed Senate Bill 70, a measure to expand mobile crisis outreach teams (MCOTs) to additional counties across the state.
Sponsor Senator Riebe introduced the bill as a public‑safety and public‑health measure, saying it would give communities “other options” when someone is experiencing a mental‑health crisis. “From 02/2005 to 02/2020, we’ve had 87 fatal shootings. 30 of those individuals were involved in a mental health crisis at that moment,” she…
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