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 31:13.
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.
Please also see the First Responder Roles in CARE Act Petitions brief.
County behavioral health agencies interested in sharing these resources with system partners can access the Engaging with System Partner Petitioners at the County Level, which includes an overview of eligible system partner petitioners, details roles and expectations for petitioners, and highlights petitioning resources.
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