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Therapist Luke Forney (left) and Mobile Responder Evan Thiessen (right) head out on a crisis call in Bozeman on January 09, 2026. The mobile crisis team in Bozeman has reduced time police spend on mental health calls by nearly 80%.
Ruth Eddy
Mobile crisis teams are struggling. These are the teams of mental health professionals that respond to behavioral health calls instead of police. Those programs don’t have reliable funding, and the teams that remain say they need help.
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