Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office Using New System To Track Mental Health Crises 

Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office has introduced a new system of collecting data aimed at improving care during mental health crises. Dispatchers will still code calls according to standard protocols but responding deputies now have ways to document if a call included a mental health related component. “No two crises are the same,” shares the Sheriff’s Office. “The more we learn about these calls through accurate data collection, the better equipped we are to tailor our responses to the needs of the people we serve. At the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, we are committed to ensuring that our deputies have the tools, training, and support necessary to respond with compassion, professionalism, and care, especially when our community members are facing difficult times.”