Q&A
Age range for B-HEARD services
2:16:49
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse inquires about the age range of individuals served by B-HEARD, particularly focusing on whether they respond to people under 18. Jason Hansman and Laquisha Grant provide information on the program's age criteria.
- B-HEARD does respond to patients under the age of 18
- The program has responded to calls at schools and homes involving minors in crisis
- The current minimum age for B-HEARD eligibility is 6 years old
- The program used to respond to all ages but learned that individuals under 6 require a different type of response
Mercedes Narcisse
2:16:49
Alright.
2:16:50
No.
2:16:50
The differential between medical and mental health crisis, if they're gonna be billed.
2:16:55
But anyway, we move forward because so many people waiting, I don't want to go back and forth on that one.
2:16:59
Does BEHARD respond to people under the age of eighteen?
2:17:03
If so, what is the age of the youngest person you have served?
2:17:08
If not, do you have plans to expand the eligibility criteria?
Jason Hansman
2:17:12
So yes, be heard does respond to patients under the age of eighteen.
2:17:18
I don't have the I don't have in front of me the youngest, but I can circle back with the youngest.
2:17:22
But it it we've we have often responded to to schools, to homes, where there is a where there is a minor, who is the who is a patient in crisis.
Laquisha Grant
2:17:33
The youngest age for eligibility for be heard is 6.
2:17:38
It used to be Yes.
2:17:40
We used to respond to all ages, but learn through the implementation of the program that individuals under the age of six require a different sort of response.
