One Vision, Two Strategies: Uniting Intervention and Reform

Today’s Brief:

• Behavioral Health Briefs

• Mental Health/Substance Abuse-Related Crisis Team Expands | WFYI News Now

• Grant Powers NY Program Aimed at Reforming Offender Behavior

• Social Briefs

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🧠 Behavioral Health Briefs

San Bruno Doubles Down on Mental Health-First Policing

San Bruno is extending its embedded-clinician program through the fiscal year, continuing to pair a licensed mental-health professional with police after the closure of its prior contractor, StarVista. The clinician has already guided dozens of safe de-escalations and follow-ups, a model city leaders say represents the future of community-based response.

Peer Support Transforms Officer Wellness in Ashwaubenon

Ashwaubenon’s public safety department is seeing strong results from a peer-support program helping officers address trauma, burnout, and stress through confidential conversations and professional referrals. The initiative now includes families and has boosted morale while normalizing mental-health care across the department.

Co-Responders Bring Compassion to 911 Calls in Washington

In Grant County and Moses Lake, law enforcement and behavioral-health agency Renew are teaming up to send clinicians alongside officers on crisis calls. The co-responder approach is helping defuse tense situations, connect people to ongoing care, and build trust in communities that once had limited access to mental-health resources.

Mental Health/Substance Abuse-Related Crisis Team Expands | WFYI News Now

Grant Powers NY Program Aimed at Reforming Offender Behavior

The Los Angeles-based organization Next Step Intervention announced that it has expanded its professional intervention services across California to address drug, alcohol, and mental-health crises around the clock. With offices in Lake Forest and Woodland Hills, the team includes nationally certified interventionists who work with families to assess situations, facilitate interventions, and guide individuals toward treatment. They don’t just initiate the intervention—they also assist with securing treatment facility admission, managing insurance paperwork, arranging transportation, and crafting customized after-care plans. Their service spans traditional 12-step programs, holistic treatment, young-adult specific facilities, and Christian-focused programs, allowing family members to choose a path aligned with their loved one’s needs. The organization emphasizes that families often lack the emotional neutrality or resources to handle an intervention themselves, so having professionals take the lead removes barriers and speeds access to care.