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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health and the Sheriff to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Monterey County Behavioral Health Crisis Negotiation Team Inter-Agency Agreement with the California State University Monterey Bay, Cities of Carmel, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad, adding the Mobile Crisis Team program and the City of Gonzales to the Inter-Agency Agreement for the provision of mental health supportive services to Peace Officers when intervening with individuals during a crisis situation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health and the Sheriff to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Monterey County Behavioral Health Crisis Negotiation Team Inter-Agency Agreement with the California State University Monterey Bay, Cities of Carmel, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad, adding the Mobile Crisis Team program and the City of Gonzales to the Inter-Agency Agreement for the provision of mental health supportive services to Peace Officers when intervening with individuals during a crisis situation.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On May 14, 2013, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the Monterey County Behavioral Health Crisis Negotiation Team (BHCNT) Inter-Agency Agreement between the Monterey County Health Department, Sheriff's Office and the following cities: Carmel, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, Soledad and the California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The Inter-Agency Agreement's
primary target population for Monterey County are the individuals who are experiencing crisis situations and other related mental disorders; or the individuals who come to the attention of the Peace Officers due to a crisis situatio...
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