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FL S1394
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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AI Summary
- Requires the Florida Department of Children and Families to contract with managing entities to establish community mobile support teams statewide, placing crisis counselors from community mental health centers within local law enforcement agencies
- Crisis counselors must conduct follow-up contacts with children, adolescents, and adults who have been involuntarily committed under the Baker Act by law enforcement, including home visits and assistance connecting to aftercare services
- Goals include reducing recidivism of involuntary Baker Act commitments, reducing the time burden on law enforcement for follow-up work, and providing individuals an alternative to law enforcement for mental health crisis intervention
- Community mobile support teams must offer crisis assessment, community-based crisis counseling, in-person follow-up care, assistance with aftercare engagement, help obtaining community resources, and safety planning coordination
- Contracted community mental health centers must collaborate with local law enforcement on planning and evaluation, make services available 7 days a week, and establish memorandums of understanding with local law enforcement agencies; effective date is July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Community Mobile Support Teams
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy2/8/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services1/25/2024
Full Bill Text
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