Mental/Behavioral Health
Outcomes: Area residents enjoy good mental health
Example Strategies:
- Explore and support Crisis Intervention
- Explore and support Strategies for Prevention/Treatment of Drug Abuse
- Ensure and adequate number of mental health professionals in the community
- Strengthen and educate the community about the connection between physical and mental health
Indicators:
- Improvements in the relevant statistics from the annual school Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Decrease in drug-related incarceration rates and decrease in recidivism
- Adequate number of first responders trained in crisis intervention
- Adequate number of mental health professionals in the community
- Establishment of a local crisis intervention center
Examples of Current and Past Investments:
- Joint School Systems – Mental Health Worker