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Goshen officials spotlight Mobile Integrated Health program as a way to reduce emergency calls and connect people to care
Summary
A city presentation highlighted Goshen’s Mobile Integrated Health team, which pairs CIT-trained paramedics and cross-department partners to divert non-emergency behavioral-health calls, support vulnerable residents and reduce strain on police and emergency rooms. City leaders said program data will be presented during budget season.
Andrew, a member of Goshen’s Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) team, told city leaders the program uses data-driven outreach and partnerships to address the community’s greatest needs, including fetal and infant mortality prevention, youth behavioral health and repeat 911 users. He described three cases where MIH intervened: an elderly couple found malnourished (one person later died), a young man with schizoaffective disorder who was admitted to inpatient care, and a chronically homeless individual who was rehoused and began searching for work.
The program emphasizes de-escalation and alternatives to emergency-room transport, Andrew said, noting Goshen Fire Department has trained 10 paramedics in Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)…
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