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Spokane briefing: county asked to proceed with DSHS-funded jail behavioral-health pilot to speed competency restoration
Summary
Sheriff's Office staff described a DSHS-funded pilot to embed clinical intervention specialists and other state-funded behavioral-health positions in the county jail to serve competency-restoration ("Trueblood") patients. The county would provide two supervisory positions; the state would fund clinicians. Commissioners asked contract and bed-day questions; staff requested approval to complete contract steps.
Sheriff's Office staff and corrections leadership presented a Department of Social and Health Services pilot at the Feb. 24 Spokane County commissioners briefing that would embed state-funded clinical positions in the county jail to serve individuals subject to competency-restoration evaluation (referred to in the briefing as the Trueblood population).
Presenters said the pilot would provide state-funded clinicians and support staff — two psychology associates, one psychiatric advanced…
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