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CPMT urged to expand mobile crisis services in schools after NARCAN trainings
Summary
Vice Chair Lori Gates-Addison reported successful NARCAN trainings and urged the Team to ensure mobile crisis services are available to all children regardless of Medicaid status; she asked whether CSA could cover short-term services for uninsured students.
Vice Chair Lori Gates-Addison told the Community Policy and Management Team on Dec. 20 that recent NARCAN trainings in Russell and Buchanan counties had been “successful” and that 13 individuals reached out for assistance after those sessions.
Gates-Addison said mobile crisis services should be available to all children regardless of Medicaid coverage, and she asked whether the Children’s Services Act (CSA) could cover short-term services for children who do not have Medicaid. She also urged supervisors to train staff on practices aimed at preventing removals and increasing prevention services.
The minutes record Gates-Addison’s request as a discussion item; no motion, directive, funding allocation, or decision on CSA coverage was recorded. The transcript does not indicate that staff committed to a specific funding source or timeline for expanding mobile crisis services.
The exchange raises implementation questions for CPMT and partner agencies: which fund source (CSA, county funds, grants, or Medicaid-billable services) would pay for short-term crisis response for uninsured children, and what operational steps would be required to ensure school-based access. Those questions were not resolved in the meeting notes.
Next steps: the minutes do not list an assigned follow-up or a vote. The topic remains a discussion item to be handled in future meetings or by staff.
