Proposed Social Work Partnership for Emergency Calls
Killeen
Summary
The city is contracting with A&L Solutions to provide 24/7 mental health counseling and crisis support for firefighters, addressing critical occupational stress using federal ARPA funds.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Importance
- 2
Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days.
Impact analysis
Annual cost of $45,000, initially covered by ARPA funds through December 2024 and subsequently absorbed by operating budgets.
Firefighters, paramedics, and their families.
None identified.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Council — September 3, 2024
Killeen Police Department partnered with Central County Services to embed mental health clinicians into police operations, aiming to de-escalate crisis calls and divert individuals away from jail.
City Council (Work) — September 19, 2023
The city is contracting with A&L Solutions to provide 24/7 mental health counseling and crisis support for firefighters, addressing critical occupational stress using federal ARPA funds.
City Council Workshop — June 28, 2022
The police department is exploring a co-responder program that pairs mental health professionals with officers to handle crisis calls, reduce emergency service loads, and connect individuals with services.
City Council (Work) — April 19, 2022
The council is exploring a partnership to embed professional social workers in or alongside police operations to handle non-criminal mental health and domestic crisis calls.
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