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Training Materials

CARE Act Training Materials

First Responders & the CARE Act

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The training overviews context on the CARE process for first responders, including eligibility, petitioning, the range of CARE services, and the role of first responders in CARE. Includes County spotlights, detailing current roles of first responders, strategies and successes that can be replicated across counties, and lessons learned. The County presentations begin at 34:46.

The live open-forum recording includes a review of first responders as petitioners and a panel discussion around current roles and strategies for first responders in the CARE Act.

Presenters:

  • Deborah Rose, PsyD, Associate Principal, Health Management Associates
  • Raul Dominguez, Manager, Stanislaus County Community Assessment Response and Engagement Team
  • Ken Katz, LCSW, CTS, Manager, Behavioral Health & Social Services; American Ambulance
  • Susan Partovi, MD, Medical Director, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
  • Behavioral Health