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13 <br /> Healthy Community: Objectives <br /> Improve harm reduction, prevention, and support services for adults and children experiencing behavioral <br /> health issues and intellectual or developmental disability. <br /> Expand access to quality, affordable healthcare services. (e.g., Medicaid expansion, crisis response, healthy <br /> living campaign). <br /> Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for our most vulnerable community <br /> members (e.g., veterans, unhoused people, foster children, older adults etc.). <br /> Reduce impacts and barriers for justice-involved children and adults through deflection, diversion, therapeutic <br /> interventions, and re-entry support, including housing. <br /> Invest in, support, train, and retain our community safety, health, and emergency services employees and <br /> direct care workforce. <br /> Provide sustainable, equitable, and high-quality community safety and emergency services to meet the <br /> community's evolving needs. <br /> Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of life of the community (e.g., recreation <br /> and public open spaces, arts, etc.) <br />