Getting out of jail is one thing, but staying out of jail – now that’s the ticket. Enter jail diversion programs, including ATCMHMR's blessed approach to managing crisis situations that could, in some cases, land someone in the tank. A fairly new member of the MHMR portfolio is the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team – sort of a mental health ambulance – which works in conjunction with the police and sheriff’s departments to provide curbside emergency assistance. That beats three hots and a cot any day.
