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Sheriff's mobile crisis teams report growing caseload, low hospitalization rates and need for long-term funding
Summary
Sheriff Shannon Moon and Captain Sean Scales updated the Board on the co-responder mobile crisis teams, reporting 614 contacts in 2024 (34 mental-health holds, 12 arrests), emphasizing de-escalation, follow-up and training and flagging grant funding through 2026.
The Nevada County Sheriff's Office updated the Board on its mobile crisis team (MCT) program, which pairs trained deputies with licensed clinicians to respond to mental-health crises in the community.
Sheriff Shannon Moon and Captain Sean Scales said the program launched in 2020 and has expanded from one team to two to provide broader coverage. Captain Scales provided…
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