MI SB0637

Establishes a community crisis response grant program under the Department of Health and Human Services, funded through the jail diversion fund, to provide competitive grants to local units of government for establishing or expanding community-based mobile crisis intervention services.

Defines community crisis responders as either behavioral health practitioners (clinicians) or peers with lived experience of mental illness or substance use disorder, trained to respond to 911 calls and crisis lines with de-escalation, stabilization, and service connection rather than law enforcement-only response.

Requires grant recipients to submit memoranda of understanding between community agencies and law enforcement delineating coordination between behavioral health professionals and law enforcement officers.

Mandates annual reporting to the legislature on grant recipients, grant amounts, activities undertaken, and specified metrics including number of calls responded to, outcomes (jail admissions, de-escalations, service referrals), demographics served, and program costs.

Directs the department to develop grant application criteria, distribute funds using prospective payment methodology, seek federal Medicaid matching funds under the American Rescue Plan Act, and provide technical assistance and best practice sharing among grant recipients.