Douglas County honors Community Response Team after client credits pair with saving her life

Jan 14, 2026

Douglas County commissioners recognized Community Response Team clinicians and deputies for providing crisis intervention that helped a resident achieve nearly 10 months of sobriety; the board praised CRT’s role in diverting people from emergency rooms and the criminal justice system.

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Douglas County commissioners on Jan. 13 formally recognized members of the county’s Community Response Team (CRT) for their work in a recovery case that officials said illustrates the program’s goal of diverting behavioral-health crises from emergency rooms and the criminal justice system.

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