The Fairfield Police Department’s ongoing commitment to reducing harm by safeguarding the lives and property of the people we serve, while increasing trust, community engagement, strengthening personnel resiliency and wellness is at the forefront of every call for service.
With these commitments in mind, we are honored to collaborate with Solano County resources and Uplift Family Services to be the first to pilot a co-response to mental health calls for service.
These Mobile Crisis services for Solano County will include the provision of emergency crisis intervention services to Solano County residents — both children and adults — who are acutely suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled. Services include phone crisis screening and triage; in-person crisis evaluation and crisis intervention services; and linkage to an appropriate level of follow-up service including, but not limited to: referring individuals to the crisis stabilization unit (CSU) or a local emergency department (ED).The Mobile Crisis Unit will deliver – in partnership with the Fairfield Police Department, the CSU, local EDs, and Solano County Behavioral Health (SCBH) – a coordinated system of crisis services and response.
Uplift Family Services – Who We Are? We are one of California’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit behavioral and mental health providers, serving more than 30,000 children and their family members each year. We are a mission-driven team who work collaboratively to do whatever it takes to heal the whole family with a range of services offered at home, at school or in the community.
Uplift Family Services are staffed by licensed mental health clinicians, certified substance abuse specialists, post-graduateregistered interns, mental health consumers and family members who:
- Receive specialized field safety training by law enforcement partners.
- Are available during peak activity hours and days as informed by ongoing data review and coordination with law enforcement agencies.
- Participate in law enforcement shift briefings to maintain open communication.
- When we respond and the scene is secured, our staff provides mental health and substance use disorders interventions to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis, including an evidence-based assessment that assists in determining if the individual should be placed on an involuntary hold.
- We provide crisis intervention, support and referrals to medical and social services as needed.
- Follow-up services are provided by mental health consumers to help link community members to ongoing care and treatment to mitigate future crisis.
Uplift Family Services are seeking community members committed to excellence , accountability, integrity, and respect to fill a verity of positions in support of our Mobile Crisis services for Solano County.
Apply today: https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/searchResults?org=EMQ&cws=37&act=sort&sortColumn=2&sortOrder=A
Our goals are:
- Promote the safety and emotional stability of community members experiencing behavioral health crisis.
- Reducing harm to community members experiencing behavioral health crises
- Help community members experiencing crises to obtain ongoing care and treatment
- Prevent placement in settings that are more intensive, costly, or restrictive than necessary and appropriate.
