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AGENDA ITEM: Reallocation of American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the
Oakland County Co-Responder Community Grant Program
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2023-2698
Motion to approve a reallocation of American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds not-
to-exceed $1,000,000 to expand the Oakland County Co-Responder Community Grant Program in
partnership with Oakland Community Health Network; further authorize the Chair of the Board of
Commissioners to execute an agreement with Oakland Community Health Network, contingent
upon review by Corporation Counsel; further the Co-Responder Community Grant Program shall
include provisions for grant funding to include long term sustainability plans with phased in cost
sharing measures over three years with the local communities plans reported back to the Board of
Commissioners.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Reorganization Marcia Gershenson, Charles Cavell,
Michael Spisz, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Ajay Raman
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
In Oakland County and across the country there is an emergence of co-responder models to assist
officers and people with mental health and substance-use disorders to increase the likelihood of
diversion. A co-responder program includes the creation of a team approach to include an
embedded behavioral health clinician, aware of and able to access public mental health/substance-
use disorder services. Part of a successful model includes partnering community mental health
professionals with local law enforcement agencies to address the behavioral crisis currently being
faced in our local communities. Implementing a co-responder team model, through a partnership
with Oakland Community Health Network, is a collaborative approach to behavioral crisis response
that seeks to reduce harm and facilitates alternatives to arrest by providing police-mental health
professional co-response to calls for service (CFS) involving individuals in a crisis.
On June 23, 2022, the Board of Commissioners, via Miscellaneous Resolution #22238, approved a
one-time appropriation of American Rescue Pan Act - Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of
$10,150,000 for the Oakland County Schools Mental Health Grant Program. A reallocation of
$1,000,000 on the remaining balance of Schools Mental Health Grant Program funds are requested
for an expansion of the current county co-responder model in partnership with Oakland Community
Health Network.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com, or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Michael Spisz, Commissioner
Marcia Gershenson, Commissioner
Charles Cavell, Commissioner
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 12/7/2023
AGENDA DEADLINE: 12/07/2023 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. OCHN CoRe Proposal - BOC
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2023-03-02 Full Board - Refer to Finance
2023-11-29 Finance - Recommend to Board
2023-12-07 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Charles Cavell
Seconded by: Commissioner Ajay Raman
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay
Raman, Ann Erickson Gault (18)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
Oakland Community Health Network
Co-Responder Proposal
5505 Corporate Drive,
Troy, MI 48098
www.oaklandchn.org
248.858.1210
Oakland Community Health Network – Co-Responder Proposal
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Background
Across the country there is an emergence of co-responder models to assist officers and people with
mental health and substance use disorders to increase the likelihood of diversion. A co-responder
program includes the creation of a team approach to include an embedded behavior health clinician,
aware of and able to access public mental health/substance use disorder services. Part of a successful
model includes the law enforcement agency’s commitment to crisis intervention team training and
ensuring the team approach remains intact.
Due to the success of co-responder models across the nation, OCHN has formed multiple co-responder
partnerships with select police departments and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office since August 2021.
Goal
To develop law enforcement partnerships which support implementation of a co-responder model.
Objectives
• Expand co-responder programming to all communities in Oakland County.
• Develop community commitment to long term support of implementation.
Implementation
To ensure the successful phased implementation of a co-responder model, several key factors need to
be identified.
• Secure the community support necessary to implement the program, including key law
enforcement personnel, local and county government, OCHN, and people served in the public
mental health services as well as advocates.
• Provide OCHN with analysis of call for service data including days of week and time of day.
• Law enforcement agency identifies mechanism to flag mental health/substance use calls for
service.
• Collaborate to develop policies and protocols detailing the role of the OCHN co-responder and
law enforcement agency, including a county-wide Threat Assessment Collaborative.
Oakland Community Health Network – Co-Responder Proposal
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Cost Analysis
A true determination of cost is dependent on each individual communities’ needs and resources. For the
purpose of this proposal, an estimated budget and potential partner costs are listed below.
Description Yearly Costs Responsibilities
One (1) FTE, Licensed
Clinician multiplied by
the number of
clinicians requested.
$120,000
(Estimate
includes
OCHN
benefits)
The Co-Responder Clinician serves as an OCHN team
member, embedded in a law enforcement setting. The
position works with law enforcement to provide case
consultation, crisis intervention, collaborate on threat
assessments, service coordination, and referrals/linkage to
resources for individuals, who were identified as mental
health/substance use-related 911 calls.
Costs associated with
technology (laptop,
radio, phone, MIFI)
Cost TBD
Costs for OCHN technology to access secure systems as well
as law enforcement technology to access needed programs
(e.g., CLEMIS)
Use of law
enforcement issued
vehicle or vehicle
stipend and mileage.
Cost TBD
Due to the significant and necessary travel to respond to
calls, the vehicle or stipend will be used to cover costs for
wear and tear on a person’s own vehicle or to allow for the
clinician to have access to a vehicle other than their own.
One (1) FTE Co-
Responder Supervisor
$130,000
(Estimate
includes
OCHN
benefits)
Depending on the number of clinicians, OCHN will need to
add supervisory personnel to ensure program success. One
(1) supervisor will be assigned up to ten (10) Co-Responder
Clinicians.
Total $TBD
Next Steps
The next steps would include participating law enforcement organizations to conduct data analysis to
determine the number of co-responder clinicians needed. Once completed a budget can be finalized.