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County to contract three behavioral-health receiving "chairs" at WellSpace Sacramento as a one-year pilot
Summary
Yolo County approved a one-year pilot to contract three slots at WellSpace Health's Sacramento receiving center to provide 24/7 short-term crisis stabilization for county residents; funding combines a state Board of State and Community Corrections grant, city contributions and health-system support, and staff will return with utilization data and transportation plans.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a one-year pilot that will secure three behavioral-health receiving slots (often called "chairs") at WellSpace Health's Sacramento crisis receiving center.
The pilot is part of a board-directed effort to create a fourth, behavioral-health emergency pathway that complements law enforcement, emergency departments and mobile crisis responses. Monica Morales, the county's Health Services Agency director, told the board one of the project's originally planned county vendors (Safe Harbor) could not participate because of licensing…
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