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CIT report: county team logged 1,134 contacts since April and increased diversion efforts
Summary
County crisis intervention staff reported 1,134 contacts from April 12 through August, increased outpatient diversion, and steps to involve families and juvenile‑diversion partners to reduce arrests and emergency detentions.
An agency presenter reporting on the county Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) told the committee that, from April 12 through the end of August, the team recorded 1,134 contacts while building diversion and tracking arrest outcomes.
“Since we started keeping track of our stats ... As of the 30th 31st of August, we had 1,134 contacts in that short period of time from April 12 to the end of August,” the presenter said. The report said the team is tracking whether a person served by CIT is arrested, voluntarily accepts hospital transport, is connected to outpatient services, or is placed into emergency protective custody; staff also use door‑hanger notices to leave contact information when people are not at home.
Committee members praised the program’s work and urged development of a short‑stay mental‑health urgent‑care or stabilization unit. The presenter said staff are exploring state funding and have reached out to emergency‑room directors and other partners to pursue that next step.
