S.B. 1472 Summary

• Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to expand and enhance the Hawaii CARES crisis helpline services managed by the Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration.

• Funds expansion of suicide crisis hotline and crisis management services including high-quality crisis counseling, in-person mental health intervention as an alternative to law enforcement, improved care coordination, and enhanced tele-crisis technology.

• Funds expansion of crisis mobile outreach services by adding registered nurses, emergency medical technicians, or paramedics to crisis teams and establishing preventive youth crisis teams responding to law enforcement referrals for trauma-exposed youth.

• Funds acquisition of a 16-bed sub-acute crisis residential shelter facility for youth stabilization to prevent decompensations, homelessness, and hospitalizations.

• Funds expansion of adult bed stabilization services by adding 40 stabilization beds across all counties to serve individuals with mental health or substance use disorder crises.