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Behavioral health leaders across California and the San Diego County Sheriff gathered yesterday to highlight the lifesaving impacts of Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRTs) as state budget cuts put the future of services at risk.
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Take a look inside the newest Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), a short-term care facility for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. This is the first CSU in East County.
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The number of confirmed suicide deaths in San Diego County in 2023 was 363, a 1 percent increase from the 359 deaths the previous year, and a 6 percent increase since 2021. The newest data on suicide in our region was shared at a press conference today by County leaders in Behavioral Health and the Suicide Prevention Council.
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The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) program that supports people confronting mental health struggles is getting a multi-million-dollar boost.
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County behavioral health officials, law enforcement representatives and community partners today announced that all of the region’s 911 dispatchers have signed on to a memorandum of understanding to refer certain mental health calls to the County’s Mobile Crisis Response Teams.
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County of San Diego officials and community partners today announced early results and the launch of a broad, public awareness campaign for a program providing a specialized response to people experiencing a mental health, drug or alcohol-related crisis.
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Mobile Crisis Response Teams, or MCRTs, are now available countywide for people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
