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County updates council on Lifeman Group recommendations, outlines post-arrest diversion rollout
Summary
County staff and partners presented progress on the Lifeman Group action plan including a Sept. 1 go‑live for a revised 911 mental‑health triage script, Uber Health voluntary-transport pilot starting July 1, new reentry team to launch within about three months, and a 10‑year implementation cadence; council asked for budgets and firm timelines.
Erin Litback and Lifeman partners gave the council a progress report on the Salt Lake County Lifeman Group action plan and its cross-system recommendations. Staff said the Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) is finalizing a new 9‑1‑1 call‑taker script intended to triage mental‑health crises so that behavioral‑health responders — not always law enforcement — are dispatched; that protocol is in internal approval at Valley Emergency Communications Center with a go‑live anticipated Sept. 1.
The county also described operational pilots: voluntary transportation using Uber Health for low‑risk patients (contract amendments and app deployment targeted to start July 1) and a reentry program funded in part by opioid settlement dollars that will locate six case managers and six peers in the jail to connect people to community services. "We're going to be working to ensure people leave the jail with a plan and a warm connection to community based services after their incarceration," a staff presenter said. Council members pressed for a detailed timeline and dollar estimates; staff said implementation will run on a prioritized cadence within a 10‑year plan and asked the council to task work groups to produce cost estimates and milestone dates.
