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A3 Mental Health ProgramPublic SafetyReport

In Plain English

Contra Costa County runs the A3 program to respond to mental health crises with trained counselors instead of just police. The county-funded program has 15 response teams that assess calls by phone and send appropriate help. If approved, the city receives an update on current operations and expansion plans.

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Themes From Comments

3 people raised 3 topics (3 spoke at the meeting)

A3 Mental Health Program

1 spoke

One speaker expressed excitement about expanded mental health services and noted differences between the A3 program and the Community Crisis Response Program, looking forward to seeing how the programs will coordinate.

Program Data & Performance Metrics

1 spoke

One speaker requested detailed A3 program data including Richmond-specific call volumes, response levels, field visit statistics, team deployment information, and median response times to help inform Richmond's own program development.

Homelessness Services & Strategic Approach

1 spoke

One speaker described crisis calls from unhoused community members, particularly mothers with children living in cars, and asked about improving access to Suboxone for opiate addiction and Naloxone for alcohol addiction among homeless individuals.

Theme groupings and summaries are auto-generated from KCRT meeting recording. Extracted Apr 10, 2026.

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