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County seeks $1.42M from KDADS for mobile crisis teams; average response time reported at 32 minutes
Summary
Comcare is applying for a KDADS grant of $1,418,598 to fund eight mobile crisis teams dispatched from the Community Crisis Center; staff reported an average response time of 32 minutes and said the service brings many people into care who had no prior contact with Comcare.
The commission authorized submission of a KDADS grant application requesting $1,418,598 to support mobile crisis response teams operated by Comcare. Tim Kaufman said the funding is distinct from center-based crisis services and is intended to support eight mobile crisis teams that deploy from the Community Crisis Center.
Kaufman said Comcare currently operates eight teams, that they are available 24/7, and that the program's average response time is 32 minutes. "The average response time is 32 minutes," Kaufman said. He added that about 57% of people served by the mobile crisis program had not previously been connected to Comcare, meaning teams frequently bring new patients into services. The board approved the submission and authorized acceptance if awarded, with award notifications expected April 1.
Commissioners publicly thanked Comcare staff and the mobile crisis teams for improved response and noted ongoing investments in staffing and technology such as 988 and text-to-988 enhancements.
