County backs grant application to expand co-responder ARRIS program
Commissioners approved a request to apply for Department of Public Safety funding to continue and expand the ARRIS co-responder model, with staff seeking approximately $150,000 per year for two years to keep embedded social-worker services that aim to reduce 911 calls, jail bed days and recidivism.
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Dr. Tammy Jo Lieberg told the board the county’s ARRIS (alternative response intervention systems) co-responder program embeds social workers within social services and community corrections to intervene earlier with people who have mental-health and substance-use concerns. Lieberg said the model aims to reduce costly emergency responses, jail bed days and recidivism by providing early intervention, linkage to services and transition supports.
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