Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Sutter Valley Hospitals in the amount of $750,000 for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 for the provision of funding for the Yolo Crisis Now Model. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

Yolo County, with the support from local law enforcement agencies, health systems, and County leadership, is implementing the “Crisis Now” Model of crisis response to behavior health episodes. The Yolo Crisis Now Model includes the Sobering and Receiving Center adding sixteen (16) short-term beds and ten (10) chairs to the County’s behavior health capacity; and an Integrated Call Center that will centralize all dispatch and call center operations for co-responder teams, Yolo County’s access/crisis line, and local suicide prevention hotlines.
 
The Yolo Crisis Now Model is expected to reduce the use of jail and emergency rooms for behavioral health crises, provide crisis services where and when they are needed, increase resources for crisis stabilization to reduce recurrences, and improve efficiency and coordination of communication between various agencies and countywide dispatch. One of the primary goals of the Yolo Crisis Now Model is to provide seamless collaborative response and care for individuals in crisis.
 
Staff recommends the approval of this MOU so that funding can be accepted that will help implement The Yolo Crisis Now Model to meet the objectives described herein.  
 
Performance Measures included in this Agreement are as follows:
The Performance Measures associated with this MOU are included in Att. A. Agreement as Exhibit A.