Behavioral Health Response Team 2022 Annual Report

BHRT arrived and were able to quickly connect with my husband and calm him down so that he felt safe and heard.

Supporting Caregivers “Crisis Counselor Dewey Mullis and the Behavioral Health Team have been a life-saver for me and my family while dealing with my late husband’s illness,” said one local client, who asked her name be withheld. “I needed help to calm him down so that he would not hurt himself or me.” Her husband was diagnosed with dementia, which caused him to become disoriented, have an altered mental state, and sometimes become aggressive. “During one of those episodes, Dewey and his partner from the BHRT arrived and were able to quickly connect with my husband and calm him down so that he felt safe and heard. After a visit with Dewey, he would take his

– Name withheld

medication and I was able to get him to rest for the night, which meant that I was able to rest so that I could continue to care for my husband,” she said. Mullis also connected the family with other resources and helped her husband to stay at home, instead of entering an assisted-living facility.

numbers by the

people served

RACE/ETHNICITY

GENDERS

701 435

645 564

2,357 * 1,220 Mental Health Calls People BHRT Contacted or Attempted to Contact

Black

Men

Women

White

4 7

Other/Unknown Gender Identity

23 14 25 10

Hispanic

Transgender

Asian

1,050 AGES

Other/ Unknown Bi-/Multi racial

Adults

170

956

Children

166 Individuals served were unsheltered or living in temporary housing

Hours of Follow-Up Work

*Data reflects calls coded as mental health calls. It does not reflect all the calls where BHRT was present.