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Oakland Community Health Network briefs commissioners on planned takeover of crisis services; PIHP rebid and staff uncertainty loom
Summary
OCHN outlined a phased transfer of selected crisis services (walk-in assessments, mobile crisis, helpline and stabilization) from Common Ground to OCHN, said the state'wide PIHP rebid and pending court action could change contracting and budgets, and commissioners and staff raised questions about employee retention and service continuity.
Representatives from Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) told the Board of Commissioners they plan a phased transition of OCHN-funded crisis services currently provided by Common Ground. Trish and Dana described the planned sequence: front-of-house services (walk-in crisis assessment and sober support) in spring 2026, mobile crisis transition later in the year, and the crisis helpline and stabilization services by the end of the fiscal year. OCHN emphasized…
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