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Amd 1 Agmt A2311804 with Substance and Mental Health Services Administration to continue a federal grant for Community Crisis Response Partnerships, ext end date to 9/29/25, incr recv by $742,245
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Agreement A22311804 with the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration Community Crisis Response Partnerships; extending the end date to September 29, 2025, and increasing the receivable amount by $742,245 for a new total receivable amount of $1,477,598 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for this program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant is a four-year funding opportunity, with year one funding made available in the amount of $735,353 and Year Two funding made available in the amount of $742,245. Grant allocations for subsequent years are awarded on an annual basis. The total for all four years is $2,972,821.
Through this grant, Hennepin County has implemented an additional 911 Alternative Mental Health Response Team (ART) in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that will respond to low-risk 911 calls for service involving Brooklyn Park residents experiencing mental health challenges and co-occurring mental health challenges and substance use disorders. Among the 39 suburban cities served by Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatch, the Brooklyn Park Police Department (BPPD) experiences the highest volume of mental health calls (1,096 calls in 2023).
ART consists of a senior social worker and a medical professional, together they will assess and respond to urgent behavioral health and medical needs at the scene and stabilize the person in the community or via voluntary transport to Hennepin County’s walk-in / drop-off behavioral health clinic. ART will also work closely with BPPD’s existing embedded social workers to provide follow-up stabilization services. Over a 45-month implementation period, ART will respond to 4,500 911 mental health calls, reducing the number of mental health calls currently responded to by BPPD officers by 95%, and perform an estimated 3,000 field assessments. The targeted benefits are a 30% increase in connections to stabilizing services for residents involved in 911 mental health calls and a 30% decrease in repeat 911 mental health calls.
Disparity Reduction:
This request supports the county’s identified priorities and goals for the disparity reduction Health domain by focusing on achieving health equity where every person feels they have the opportunity to attain their highest health potential, and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval