Alternatives to 911 for Mental Health Response

I don't know.  MH First is a local group in Sacramento that has been providing services for mental health crises on the weekends.  It is an all volunteer group.  So we (Decarcerate Sacramento and our allies) have been pushing for the city and board of supervisors to fund this program.  Both the county and city have looked at CAHOOTS in Eugene, Oregon as a model, but we continue to push that we have folks doing this work right here in our community and we should try to build from what they have started.  CAHOOTS has been in operation for 30 years, but they still are connected to law enforcement in their work but have actually been wanting to make a separation from law enforcement completely.

Robyn have they looked at the program that has been set up in Modesto to meet mental health crisis? I know it has been very successful.

Wendie