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Alachua County endorses 'Stepping Up' approach to divert people with mental illness from jails
Summary
County Court Services and partners briefed commissioners on the national Stepping Up initiative and local plans to expand screening, risk assessment, and coordinated diversion from jails into treatment; the board received the report and asked staff to collect data and return with implementation steps.
County Court Services on June 28 presented Alachua County’s work under the national Stepping Up initiative, a multi‑agency program that aims to reduce the number of people with serious mental illness who are held in jails by increasing diversion into community‑based treatment.
Perriette Duncan, Court Services director and local Stepping Up team lead, said the program brings together…
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