Q&A
Council Member Brewer inquires about mobile crisis teams and B-HEARD program
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Council Member Gale Brewer inquires about the relationship between mobile crisis teams and the B-HEARD program, their operations, and staffing. Jamie Neckles from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene provides information on how these teams work together, their access points, and current staffing levels.
- Mobile crisis teams are accessed through 988, while B-HEARD is accessed through 911
- There were 16,500 referrals to mobile crisis teams in the last fiscal year
- There are 19 mobile crisis teams serving adults and 5 serving children
Gale Brewer
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Thank you.
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Maybe you answered this, and I wasn't paying attention.
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But how does the mobile unit crisis teams work with, specifically, with all the amazing work you're doing with be heard.
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How do they work together?
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Is it different locations?
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Is it different clients?
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How do they work together, if at all?
Jamie Neckles
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Sure.
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So be heard as I know
Gale Brewer
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I know they both are.
Jamie Neckles
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911.
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Mobile crisis teams are accessed through 988.
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Sometimes be heard after going out, we'll refer to Mobile Crisis teams for further assessment and connection to care for adults and children.
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So they may they may be refer be heard may refer to mobile crisis.
Gale Brewer
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Okay.
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So it doesn't go the other way, but because it that wouldn't make sense.
Mercedes Narcisse
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So the Correct.
Gale Brewer
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And how many Christ is I know how many be heard you've talked about that.
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How many teams do you have?
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I know you've said that earlier, but how many crisis team?
Jamie Neckles
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Sure.
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So there's so last fiscal year, we there were 16,500 referrals to mobile basis teams.
Gale Brewer
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Okay.
Jamie Neckles
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The size of the teams vary between programs.
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There are 19 serving adults and 5 serving children.
Gale Brewer
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Okay.
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And you could always use more.
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They're fully staffed.
Jamie Neckles
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We can always use more of everything as well.
Gale Brewer
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Okay.
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And that's I know.
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But is that something but seems to I keep saying this.
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There's only one issue in New York City right now, and that's called challenges of mental health.
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Mhmm.
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Right?
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That's what's on the front page of every newspaper every day.
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And housing.
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Housing, but they go together because the mental health is often there because there is no housing.
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I got it.
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But the quest or the right kind of housing.
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So my question is, is that in terms of the crisis teams, is that the same status in terms of personnel you've had for the last few years has there been an increase?
Jamie Neckles
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So the teams we've had have been around for quite some time.
Gale Brewer
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Right.
Jamie Neckles
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So we haven't changed the number of teams that we've got.
Gale Brewer
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Same number.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
