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Chief Officer Leadership II (CHIEF II)

CHIEF-201: Flagstaff Fire Department CARE Unit: Providing Alternative Means of CARE for Mental Health and Unsheltered Populations

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
10:10 AM - 11:15 AM  
Location: 3501CD

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Mental health crisis is at an all time high with a 60% increase in mental health issues post the Covid 19 Pandemic. The Defund the Police and Black Lives matter movement has made cities alter their response to mental health issues. The City of Flagstaff has created the CARE program with great success. The unit works in stabilizing the community by alternative means of treatment. The unit is comprised of a Firefighter EMT and a Terros health clinician that respond to mental health crisis, low acuity calls and preventative community outreach. We will be explaining the program in detail and how it serves our community in hopes to assist with startups for other cities.

Learning Objectives:

  • show what the City of Flagstaff CARE unit program looks like and to have an understanding of why it was implemented and how the model can be adjusted to fit any cities needs.
  • show the value of the community risk reduction program and provide information on potential call reduction, cost savings and risk reduction of death for your community.
  • have knowledge of challenges faced with implementation of the program to further educate on leadership challenges and tools used to for a successful startup.
  • have an opportunity to express questions in an open forum