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Douglas County commissioners approve crisis response coalition charter to coordinate behavioral health response
Summary
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved a charter creating the Douglas County Crisis Response Coalition, an advisory body intended to coordinate the county's crisis system — including the TRC, mobile response teams and 988/local crisis line — and to forward recommendations to elected bodies and state partners.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the charter creating the Douglas County Crisis Response Coalition, a multi-agency advisory group meant to oversee and improve the county’s behavioral-health crisis system. The commission approved the charter by voice vote, recorded as 4–0, with Commissioner Reed absent.
Bob Transky, director of behavioral health projects, told commissioners the charter formalizes a coalition that has been shaped over several years of work and technical assistance, including guidance from Dr. Ken Minkoff and a GPL process tied to the Harvard Kennedy School. “The goal of a crisis system is not to eliminate police intervention,” Transky said. “The goal is to work hand in hand with police so that person gets to the right place, so they can get the right…
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