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Behavioral health reports SMART‑goal progress, expands mobile crisis response to 24/7
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San Joaquin County Behavioral Health told supervisors it had completed 96% of chosen SMART goals, reduced its vacancy rate and expanded urgent mobile crisis teams — now staffing 5.5 teams and offering 24/7 crisis coverage with a two‑hour response target.
Behavioral Health Director Genevieve Valentine told the county board during its Oct. 1 strategic workshop that the department has achieved 96 percent of the SMART goals it was tracking and has expanded mobile crisis response capacity.
Valentine said the department’s vacancy rate had fallen — from a recent high near 28 percent to about 20.1 percent — after a targeted recruitment and training pipeline supported by ARPA and partnerships with HealthForce and HR. "We not only hit…
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