Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Team Partnerships

The purpose of this program is to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis teams that serve children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health or substance use crises. The focus is on expanding behavioral health crisis response capacity and developing structured partnerships that reduce reliance on law enforcement and emergency departments for behavioral health crises. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Eligibility is limited to States, political subdivisions of States, territories, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. • The estimated funding for this program is $12,760,633. • The program aims to support the development of mobile crisis teams that can provide timely and effective interventions for individuals in crisis. • The goal is to reduce the reliance on law enforcement and emergency departments for behavioral health crises and instead provide community-based services.