County of Summit

This Project Will Allow the Summit County Sheriff's Office Smart Section (system-wide Mental Assessment Response Team) to Add Two Sergeants/field Supervisors to the Section. - This Grant Request Will Help Provide On-scene, Crisis Response Services to Support Summit County Law Enforcement and First Responders When Dealing With Persons Experiencing Mental Health Crisis by Helping Fund the Efforts of the Summit County System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team (smart). Unincorporated Summit County Has a Permanent Year-round Population of About 31,400 People. Summit County Is a Tourist Destination That Often Has Between 80,000 and 100,000 People Within Its Borders. Smart Partners a Full-time Sheriff's Deputy With a Full-time, Masters Level Mental Health Clinician, and They Are Supported by a Full-time Clinical Case Manager. the Team Works With Clients Through Crisis and Mental Health Issues, Then Connecting Them to Ongoing Services, Programs, and in Turn Mitigate Barriers to Continued Treatment Within the Community. the Team Works Together Responding to Calls With a Public Safety and Mental Health Nexus Throughout Unincorporated Summit County, as Well as the Municipalities of Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne, Dillon, and Blue River. the Smart Section Currently Has Four Full Teams But Do Not Currently Have Any Field Supervision. This Grant Request Will Allow Us to Staff Two Sergeants Acting as Field Supervisors to the Smart Teams Working in the Field Along With the Equipment Needed to Staff These Positions. Currently These Teams Are Supervised by a Lieutenant Who Is Not in the Field. Adding Two Sergeants to Cover Field Supervision 7 Days Per Week Will Bring Support to Staff and Accountability Within the Program.