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About the Program
On April 18, 2023, the City Council approved a two-year service agreement with Mind OC (Be Well OC) to provide mobile mental health services to the community. The program launched in Laguna Beach on August 1, 2023, and is available to the public seven days per week between the hours of 7:00AM and 7:00PM.
The City would like to thank Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris for securing $1.5 million in State funding to support operating expenses during the initial two-year trial program.
Click here to learn more about Be Well OC and their efforts to address mental health and substance abuse in Orange County.
Services and Capabilities
The mobile response team provides information, referrals, transportation, and additional follow-up support and case management. The mobile crisis response program helps improve outcomes for those in need, while also supporting law enforcement and EMS so they can focus on calls where they are needed most urgently. The net result is improved mental health care for Orange County residents, at a lower overall cost to the community.
The Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Response Team can help with a variety of non-emergency situations:
- Mental health or behavioral crisis
- Suicidal ideation
- Non-domestic violence family issues or disputes
- Public assistance including lack of basic needs like food, shelter, water, or clothing
- Failure to conduct basic self-hygiene or failure to thrive
- Intoxication welfare checks
- Death notification
- Homelessness, in conjunction and collaboration with local task forces