Program Information Crisis Response Team: The Crisis Response Team provides services to individuals in Butte County who are experiencing mental health crisis events, regardless of insurance status and age, to determine appropriate level of care to maintain consumer and community safety.
Mobile Crisis Team: The Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) partners with law enforcement, through direct referrals, to provide crisis related outreach and engagement as well as respond to 911 requests regarding possible psychiatric or emotional crises in the community. MCT operates with the goal of reducing the use of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization when appropriate by providing consultation, crisis assessment and engagement of the individual in need, seeking alternative treatment resources, including referrals to voluntary psychiatric services as available. Currently, the collaboration with the Chico Police is funded through the Mental Health Services Act, and the collaboration with the Sheriff's Office is funded through the SB 82 Triage Grant.
Crisis Triage Connect: The Connect Team facilitates consumer movement through the crisis continuum; including coordinating hospitalization placement as needed, discharge planning, monitoring, and follow-up case management. The transport team drives clients to and from psychiatric hospitals, takes them for medical clearances to access in-patient services, and takes them home or back into the community. The Connect Team communicates with psychiatric hospitals to setup follow-up services upon discharge from a psychiatric hospital. The Connect Team also provides short term case management services for adults (18 +) to facilitate the warm hand-off between inpatient and outpatient services.