Clarification on SST and CART

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Hi all:

Just a few more details about Cart and SST. Both have teams throughout the

state. Cart actually met monthly prior to SST and now, only meets as needed.

SST has been working so well, that since its inception about a year ago, there

has only been the need to place one person in a state operated facility for

crisis intervention. I am not sure how many individuals were institutionalized

for crisis in the past, but it would be interesting to know.

Lilia Teninty is responsible for putting the crisis intervention teams into

place. It has been considered by all to be a great success and a marked

improvement over the Cart process since response time is typically within 48

hours now, and with Cart, which met monthly, there was often a long delay in

response to crises.

Also, referrals to SST are through PAS Agencies. Families cannot, on their own,

request crisis intervention. One would hope that if there was a crisis,

families could rely on their PAS Agency caseworker to work with them and make a

referral if needed.

Ellen

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

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