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Orange County Crisis Diversion Facility Update.
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Staff: |
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Loryn B. Clark, Deputy Town Manager |
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Christopher C. Blue, Police Chief and Executive Director for Community Safety |
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Overview: The purpose of this item is to update the Council on County-wide plans for creating a Crisis Diversion Facility in Orange County.
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That the Council receive the report.
Key Issues:
• A County-wide subcommittee, including a representative from the Town’s Crisis Unit, was charged with developing recommendations for Orange County crisis services that would facilitate diversion of individuals experiencing crisis from a hospital based emergency department or the criminal justice system.
• Orange County staff has presented this update to the Town of Carrboro and the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
• Development of a Crisis Diversion facility would support the prevention, crisis, and post crisis recommendations identified by the Town’s Reimagining Community Safety Task Force <https://www.townofchapelhill.org/home/showpublisheddocument/49357/637600438568470000>.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: At this time there is no fiscal impact associated with this presentation. If plans move forward, we would anticipate funding requests of the Towns and Orange County.
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• Draft Staff Presentation |
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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PRESENTER: Christopher C. Blue, Police Chief and Executive Director for Public Safety
Caitlin Fenhagen, Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Director
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council receive the report.