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Drew Camino of Excelsior said the agency recently completed a spring camp and will open summer registrations in the coming month. He described the camps as free to eligible youth and staffed with mental health clinicians and nationally certified recreation therapists on a 40-acre site that offers a challenge course and pool. “We do have mental health clinicians on-site during the time working with them,” Camino said.

Tara (last name not specified), representing Stevens County, said the county will proceed with development of a licensed crisis stabilization facility after the court case tied to the project was completed. When asked about capacity, Tara said the planned facility will be a 14-bed stabilization unit and that the county will pursue certification and building steps.

Meeting organizers asked attendees to share contact information in the chat and said they will circulate presentation slides and schedule the next meeting, which will be co-hosted with a regional crisis continuum of care forum in June.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SRCC Audio Visual Recording 04 17 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Excelsior said it will run free therapeutic summer camps for youth with mental health diagnoses; Stevens County announced it will proceed with a licensed 14-bed crisis stabilization facility after a court case concluded.","taxTitle","Spokane County, Washington","taxId",2643,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6268513,"Spokane region reviews dispatch protocols, plans crisis relief and sobering center co-located with stabilization campus",1961,874000,2835000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3055245-2e85f23822f66eaf750dcc4e7f48b4c0&start=874&end=2835","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3055245-2e85f23822f66eaf750dcc4e7f48b4c0/thumbnail_874000.jpg","/articles/6268513/Spokane-County/Washington/Spokane-region-reviews-dispatch-protocols-plans-crisis-relief-and-sobering-center-co-located-with-stabilization-campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6268513-9ccc141d1eb6af2c2d1c34b5505b2011/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622637&Signature=adIovvcaKZ1InyEdDy6ulUlOXdgVldzu3MgzbEbsf7HSgeXH6vjcvAM9ArcIEdT9dpQ-ABLjQkTGFL3--ytPb~VmApgn0lCcslrpBqXw0~a-hFphkivJDwnkhtfTQOy6xotD8DY0sxlSZeFlg0rYh73hvfV~15QFnFZqPzsTytkqWMlvjSqJzAR9qvDZzPDXhsCvXf0IcjfuHQE4jnGhndjk3UqR3hALYV16HKH36KuyCj3aBBnEJPB2YAWtrC4fzV0FKC-ZXhUO8CEug3TaV7YfpOXD0gY~ja7glyQpTerhAFs9MTMxP2dsIDMT0-UrEVHBCeM6ytT-WB~nV7muvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spokane Regional Behavioral Health ASO staff reviewed a draft set of regional dispatch protocols intended to coordinate 988, the regional crisis hotline (RCL), and a mobile dispatch unit that would triage and dispatch community crisis teams, Ashley Mingi, integrated behavioral health manager, said at the Spokane Regional Scribe Collaborative meeting.

Mingi said the protocols are being developed under recent state legislation that established responsibilities for Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations to coordinate regional crisis systems. She cited Senate Bill 6251 and House Bill 1134 as part of the statutory context for the review and said the protocols clarify roles for 988, the RCL, the mobile dispatch unit (MDU), mobile rapid response crisis teams (MRRCTs) and community-based crisis teams (CBCTs). “This dispatch protocols is really to take a look at our entire overview of our crisis response system and work out how those dispatching and how those parts are coming together,” Mingi said.

The Spokane RCL is currently operated by Frontier Behavioral Health, according to presenters. The MDU is being developed as a central hub to triage incoming calls and determine the most appropriate in-person response — mobile rapid response teams, designated crisis responders (DCRs) for involuntary evaluations, co-response units or 911 dispatch — based on acuity, availability and location. Jessica (last name not specified) and Caitlin (last name not specified) described the MDU’s role in coordinating referrals and daily crisis logs shared with managed care organizations to support follow-up for high utilizers.

Presenters reviewed definitions and workforce expectations in the draft protocols: MRRCTs should include clinicians and certified peer support specialists and meet response-time standards; CBCTs may be operated by fire, EMS, public agencies, nonprofits or health systems and can include medical personnel; DCRs have authority under state statute to conduct involuntary evaluations and hold individuals when criteria are met (transcript reference: “RCW 7105 and 7134”). Mingi noted that the endorsement process for MRRCTs and CBCTs is voluntary, that no endorsed teams currently exist in the Spokane region, and that endorsement carries potential performance payments if statutory time and staffing requirements are met. “We don’t have any endorsed teams at this point in time,” she said.

Transportation standards are a specific component of the WAC rules the protocols reference; endorsed teams must be capable of clinically appropriate voluntary transport to a behavioral health receiving center and meet equipment and safety standards, presenters said. Mingi described the region’s existing co-response programs, which pair Frontier clinicians with city or county law enforcement officers or Spokane Fire paramedics, and said those units will continue while the MDU and endorsement pathways are implemented.

As part of the crisis continuum discussion, Mingi announced that Pioneer Human Services was identified and selected via an RFP to provide a crisis relief and sobering center co-located on the stabilization center campus. The county has committed opioid settlement funds to the project, and planners aim to open the crisis relief and sobering center for adults 18 and older in early 2027. Mingi said the center will provide triage and 23-hour crisis observation, sobering services, minor wound care allowed by statute, walk-in access, and an alternative to emergency departments and jail for people in crisis. \"We are very lucky in the Spokane region that we have vertical integration currently with Frontier being both the 988 and RCL provider,\" Mingi said, describing an operational advantage for the region’s transition to a centralized triage and dispatch model.

The draft dispatch protocols will be submitted to the Health Care Authority for approval and then provided to the Department of Health and the statewide 911 coordination office; protocol updates are expected no later than every three years, presenters said. Attendees were invited to comment on drafts and participate in continued planning; the next regional crisis continuum forum is planned for June.","Spokane Regional BH ASO staff reviewed regional dispatch protocols designed to integrate 988, the regional crisis hotline (RCL), a mobile dispatch unit (MDU), and in-person crisis teams; Pioneer Human Services was named the selected provider for a planned crisis relief and sobering center targeted to open in early 2027.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6268518,"Pioneer Human Services details three-program Spokane Regional Stabilization Center",825,66000,891000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3055245-2e85f23822f66eaf750dcc4e7f48b4c0&start=66&end=891","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3055245-2e85f23822f66eaf750dcc4e7f48b4c0/thumbnail_66000.jpg","/articles/6268518/Spokane-County/Washington/Pioneer-Human-Services-details-three-program-Spokane-Regional-Stabilization-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6268518-4b5e6f214c61fef914e552425846e7ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622637&Signature=SX-2BWae2j2hCKv7tz4gJ6-F3F7NPPnaHASZjhFONlzEdwE0KFqWeYG0f9rYylib56jV234Mg7Q5~0IKbHfwOtvAAJ5OfyQaRAL3ZfLpFZQD9s9LnxsoVueO~v~RbHthk4SolMd41jUTJbXQ1g715PzV6XxbuPXVUghA4NQXfs9S-XrtTH-DCcvmNuDo9rwCbfqr1H~baHcpzSYMxAcwuGYaQndkASQ0ZQB8xCMbW0PjIA74GYN12ltoY7WF4y6-0PuHjIwiF2RpRQxDV1CwXUW5LHsOWxgVIUftg4KJDo18w-hsWddEiz25UnbyXiccWrrCLpoCaEdBxnV~cMUD1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pioneer Human Services outlined the services and intake process for the Spokane Regional Stabilization Center during the Spokane Regional Scribe Collaborative meeting.

The Spokane Regional Stabilization Center is a “3 in 1 program,” Haley Jo Scythe, assistant director at Pioneer Human Services, said. The facility includes a 16-bed mental health crisis stabilization program, a 14-bed withdrawal management unit, and a 16-bed co-occurring mental health and substance use residential program.

The mental health crisis stabilization program serves adults 18 and older and generally provides stays of three to 10 days depending on acuity. Scythe said the program uses psychiatric ARNPs for medication management and assessments within 24 hours, provides comprehensive case management, individualized treatment planning, therapy and group programming. “Individuals that we serve are generally experiencing significant mental health crisis,” Scythe said.

The medically monitored withdrawal management program provides 24/7 nursing monitoring and in-house withdrawal medications; stays are typically three to five days. Scythe said the program performs a nursing and detox assessment at intake and offers SUDP counseling, group programming and case management. She noted exclusion criteria: the program cannot accommodate benzodiazepine withdrawal or detox from illicit methadone, though it can support transport to methadone clinics for dosing.

The co-occurring residential inpatient program is described as a 28-day stay subject to medical necessity. Services across the programs include daily or weekly methadone transportation, long-acting injectable medication for mental health, medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders, peer bridging, housing specialists, lab and STI testing, and referrals to primary care. Scythe said Pioneer recently partnered with Consistent Care to provide HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis testing and linkage to treatment.

Pioneer accepts 24/7 referrals and performs a phone screening to assess medical necessity and program placement. Scythe said hospital referrals require additional documentation and a nurse-to-nurse interview because of higher potential medical acuity; law enforcement referrals typically provide demographic information to allow rapid drop-off of individuals from the community. Scythe said the center is “mainly Medicaid funded” and also takes Kaiser Permanente; the Spokane ASO is engaged for qualifying individuals.

Providers in the meeting asked about benefit limits and length-of-stay decisions. Scythe said there is never a guarantee of benefits; managed care organizations and ASOs determine ongoing medical necessity and maximum benefits, and Pioneer works with MCOs to seek extended stays when clinically indicated.

The presentation closed with an offer to distribute the slideshow to attendees and an invitation to contact Pioneer staff with further questions.","Pioneer Human Services presented the Spokane Regional Stabilization Center’s three programs — mental health crisis stabilization, medically monitored withdrawal management, and a co-occurring residential program — including capacity, average lengths of stay, referral pathways and clinical exclusions.","actionData","errors"]

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