Department of Health Services

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Program Description
  
• Peak Times of Mental Health Calls Summary
  
• The community can access the CWRT by calling 988 and directly by calling (916) 999-HOPE (916-999-4673).
  

Current Hours of Operation:

• 24/7, 365 days, including holidays

​Program Implementa​t​ion Updates​​​​​​

• Monday, April 8, 2024
  
• Friday, March 8, 2024
  
• Thursday, January 25, 2024
  
• Thursday, December 28, 2023
  
• Thursday, November 30, 2023
  
• Thursday, October 26, 2023
  
• Thurs​day, September 28, 2023
  
• Thursday, August 31, 2023​
  
• Thursday, July 27, 2023
  
• Thursday, June 29, 2023
  
• Thursday, May 25, 2023
  
• Friday, April 28, 2023
  
• Friday, March 30, 2023
  
• Friday, February 17, 2023
  
• Friday, January 20, 2023​
  
• ​Friday, December 16, 2022​
  
• Friday, November 18, 2022
  
• Friday, October 21, 2022
  
• Friday, September 16, ​2022
  
• Friday, August 19, 2022​
  
• Friday, July 15, 2022​
  
• Friday, June 17, 2022​
  
• Friday, May 20, 2022​
  
• Friday, April 15, 2022​
  
• Friday, March 18, 2022​
  
• Friday, February 18, 2022​
  
• Friday, January 28, 2022​​​​​​​​​​​
  

Employment Opportunities

• Join a Team That Will Make a Meaningful Difference in Our Community​​
  
• ​Mental Health Program Coordinat​or (Licensed)​​
• Behavioral Health Peer Specialist​
• Senior Behavioral Health Peer Specialist​
• Senior Mental Health Counselor (Licensed)​​
• Mental Health Counselor​
• Senior Office Assistant​​
• Sacramento County's Application Workshop​ (Tuesday, March ​​29, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM)​​​​​
  
• Sacramento County Employment Webinar​ (password: !gVQD7%P) ​
  

CWRT Advisory Committee

​The CWRT Advisory Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm at 7001-A East Pkwy, Sacramento.  For meeting agendas and minutes, please click here and refer to the Mental Health Board Meetings section.

​The Selection Committee for the Community Wellness Response Team Advisory Committee (formerly known as the Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response Team, or Alternatives to 911) has concluded its selection process.  Community members will be notified of any future vacancies.  Please see the application information below.

• Bylaws - CW​RT Advisory Committee
• ​Application - CWRT Advisory Comm​ittee​
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (English)​
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Arabic)
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Chinese)​
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Farsi)
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Hmong)
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Russian)
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Spanish)
• Flyer - CWRT Advisory Committee (Vietnamese)

Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services hosted a virtual report back from the Community Stakeholder Workgroup Meetings on Monday, December 13, 2021, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. The purpose of this meeting was to report and share the community input gathered to inform the design of the Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response Team (formerly Alternatives to 911 for Mental Health).

• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response: Community Report-Back Webinar (Monday, December 13, 2021, Recorded Webinar)​
• Community Stakeholder Input on Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response (Monday, December 13,​ 2021, Report)

Community Stakeholder Workgroup​​​​

Sacramento County Behavioral Health Service held virtual community stakeholder workgroup meetings about the Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response (formerly Alternatives to 911 for Mental Health) to collect input from community members. Meeting dates were as follows:

• Monday, August 9, 2021  12-2 p.m.
• Monday, August 16, 2021  12-2 p.m.
• Friday, August 20, 2021  12-2 p.m.
• Monday, August 23, 2021  12-2 p.m.

 
All meetings were open to members of the public, and input was provided in the following areas:

• Program Operations and Training Suggestions
• Community Partner Collaborations
• Advisory Committee (Sub-Committee of the Mental Health Board)
• Community Outreach and Communication Plan

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Please see below for meeting materials and outreach flyers.  
 

Meeting Materials

• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response: Community Report-Back Webinar (Monday, December 13, 2021, Recorded Webinar)
• Community Stakeholder Input on Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response (Monday, December 13,​ 2021, Report)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response: Community Report-Back (Monday, December 13, ​2021, Presentation)
• Overview of Community Input and its inclusion in the Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response Proposal (Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Recorded Webinar)
• Alternatives to 911 for Mental Health Calls: Community Report-Back (Wednesday, February 10, 2021, Presentation)
• Community Input on Mental Health and Quality of Life (2020, Report)

Community Stakeholder Report Back Meeting flyers

• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (English)
• ​Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Arabic)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Chinese)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Farsi)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Hmong)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Russian)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Spanish)
• Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response - Report Back Meeting flyer (Vietnamese)

​​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyers

• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (English)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Arabic)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Chinese)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Farsi)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Hmong)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Russian)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Spanish)
• ​Community Stakeholder Workgroup Flyer (Vietnamese)
  
  
  
  
  
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