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County mobile crisis team to be based in Junction City; council to review formal agreement later
Summary
Sarah McCrory, the county project manager, told Junction City council that a van‑based mobile behavioral health crisis response will be co‑located in the city to shorten response times and provide on‑scene care; the council heard the presentation but took no action because the agreement is not yet finalized.
SARAH MCCRORY, project manager for the county mobile crisis service, outlined a van‑based program intended to deliver behavioral‑health crisis care to people where they are, saying the goal is to reduce law‑enforcement involvement and hospital transports. “If someone is in a mental health or behavioral health crisis, they should be able to have care come to them to help them escalate and manage that crisis where they're at located in the community rather than having to maybe engage with law enforcement,” McCrory said.
McCrory told the council the…
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