People are seeking out Santa Clara County’s non-police mental health crisis team more than any other response program. But it’s about to run out of money. County leaders are looking for ways to keep the Trusted Response Urgent Support Team (TRUST) program alive after state funding — which gave the program four years to evolve since launching in 2022 — expires in November. One option is to boost billing for the program’s services under Medi-Cal. But Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to make mobile crisis services an optional benefit under Medi-Cal, which could slash reimbursements to cover only 25% of TRUST’s annual budget,…
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