County officials say spending on the mobile crisis system has grown from about $5 million in 2024 to an estimated nearly $13 million this year. photo credit: Sonoma County
Sonoma County officials say their mobile crisis teams are responding to more behavioral health emergencies than ever. County leaders are now focused on how to keep those services funded long term amid uncertainty around future state support.
Sonoma County’s three crisis-response programs, including the county-run Mobile Support Team, Santa Rosa’s inRESPONSE program and the SAFE program in south Sonoma County, now serve about 20,000 people a year, according to county officials, approximately four times as many as just a few years ago.
The teams respond to mental health and substance use crises in the community, often providing an alternative to police, emergency rooms and ambulance responses…