APPENDIX J

Community Mobile Crisis Team Overview And Expansion

Community Mobile Response Expansion – CMCRT

Creating 24/7 regionalized, city-wide coverage through four providers managing 15to 20 teams that cover shifts throughout the day,evening, bridge, overnight and weekends. Each provider has one program director, two supervisors, six clinicians, six peer specialists, and four medical professionals.

1. Two New Providers: Elwyn & PATH

2. Two Existing providers: JFK & Consortium Team Configuration

1. Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Specialist

2. Certified Peer Specialist or Family Advocate

3. Medical Professional Activities

Engage, screen, assess, provide resolution-focused crisis intervention, de-escalate, develop safety plans, and link/transport to appropriate treatment and/or community services as indicated. Work with community when not resolving crises to provide education,support and to develop relationships.

Mobile Teams Regionalization

The four regions identified through historical data reviews of crisis service use. This clarity of the boundaries can allow for consistent data tracking and analysis.

Regionalization can promote community awareness of the service, improve efficiency of services and promote greater care coordination.

A committed presence in a defined area builds stronger relationships.

Providers described in RFP responses, established relationships and service offices in the assigned regions. Additionally, when not responding to crises, the providers will be tasked with ongoing engagement activities within assigned communities.