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Council extends contract for police‑embedded mental‑health clinician after first‑year review
Summary
After a year of embedded co‑response work, the council authorized a contract amendment to continue a police‑embedded mental‑health clinician through June 30, 2026 (up to $146,445). Staff reported 135 dispatched incidents, 111 follow‑ups, and evidence of reduced involuntary detentions and 911 calls in jurisdictions using the model.
Police Chief Matt Ltheine and mental‑health clinician Janella reviewed the first year of San Bruno’s Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team, a co‑response model that embeds a clinician with police to respond to mental‑health crises.
Chief Ltheine said the clinician responded to 135 dispatched incidents in year one and conducted an additional 111 follow‑ups. He summarized case outcomes: 64 incidents were resolved through alternate approaches, nine individuals agreed to voluntary transport for…
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