At the April 8 Sawyer County Health and Human Services meeting staff provided monthly updates on behavioral health, the Community Support Program (CSP), mobile crisis, and Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) operations.

Caitlin reported CSP served about 48 clients in February, with approximately 11 clients in group homes or hospitals that month. Mobile crisis reported eight law-enforcement contacts in February; four of those resulted in in-person assessments, one person was placed on emergency detention, two voluntarily sought inpatient services and one safety plan was created. The remaining four calls were resolved over the phone. Caitlin said CSP is near its capacity with “maybe one or two” additional clients potentially able to be added but cautioned that acuity and weekly contact frequency vary widely; staff referenced a prior state statute cap around 20 clients historically but said local caseloads have changed.

Staff described CSP as preventing hospitalizations and out-of-home placements by providing intensive daily supports for a small number of high-acuity clients. Behavioral health reports were otherwise described as current with nothing outstanding.

The ADRC update noted continuing challenges with a new tracking database; the resource directory function expected in the system is being pushed back to the county and ADRC staff will need to reabsorb that work. The senior resource center reported a planned roof replacement financed by funds raised at a February fundraiser and staffing levels at their Stone Lake and Hayward locations are improving.

Staff also reported a recent two-day trauma-informed and mental-health training attended by about 28–30 people from their partners and staff; county staff hope to become trainers and expand training availability regionally. Adult protective services has a short-term staffing contract to provide 15–20 hours a week of support while recruitment continues for a vacant APS worker; one staff member (Hank) reported retirement plans and the department will need to refill that position by June.