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Board accepts Byrne grants to restore behavioral health position and fund clinicians
Summary
Commissioners accepted a $322,317 Byrne grant for a behavioral health peace officer position and CIT training for sheriff staff and a separate $360,572 BYRNE SCIP award to fund two clinicians for youth crisis response and MOST clinician partnership; both motions passed 5-0.
The Lyon County Board approved grant awards aimed at expanding behavioral health response capacity.
The Sheriffs Office received a Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Formula Grant of $322,317 to re-establish a behavioral health peace officer position and fund CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) certification for deputies, dispatchers and control-room staff. Commander Jeffrey Miller said some costs were missed during the original application and will be addressed through an award modification; the board approved the subaward and authorized Sheriff Brad Pope to sign the Notice of Subaward.
Human Services Director Dr. Shayla Holmes presented a related FY27 BYRNE SCIP award of $360,572 to fund two clinicians: one for youth crisis response in partnership with student resource officers and one clinician for the MOST (Mobile Outreach Safety Team) co-responder model. Commissioners approved acceptance of the Human Services award 5-0. Officials said the funding replaces lost streams and supports co-responder behavioral health services in the community.
Both actions were presented as grant award acceptances with the intention of restoring and expanding behavioral health crisis response capacity countywide.
