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6 <br /> LOCALIMPACT <br /> • Total CARE Team responses in FY 24-25: 1,040 (529 mobile responses to calls; 489 <br /> outreach or follow-up responses; 22 call diversions); Number of unique individuals <br /> served by CARE Team response: 349 <br /> • PORT Responses in FY 24-25: There were 106 unique individuals served in total <br /> when taking into account any degree of Opioid Use Disorder-related services. If total <br /> PORT Medication for OUD administrations, there were 50 in that FY. <br /> Orange County EMS Patients - - <br /> atth <br /> Concerns by Year <br /> 31 3H <br /> 200 <br /> "20255 is projected ba dam activity from January 1-August 31. <br /> 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 <br /> JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> Orange County bears the full cost of providing medical and behavioral health care in the jail, despite <br /> rising needs and limited resources. <br /> • GOAL— Seek legislation expanding state funding for essential medical, mental health, <br /> substance use, and social services for people incarcerated in local detention facilities. <br /> (NCACC Justice & Public Safety Top Priority Legislative Goal, ORANGE COUNTY TOP 6 <br /> GOAL) <br /> TALKING POINTS/LOCAL IMPACT <br /> • The Sheriff's Office contracts for medical, psychological, and psychiatric services, all <br /> funded by the County. <br /> • Additional costs include safekeeping, community medical appointments, and CJRD <br /> clinicians. <br /> PUBLIC EDUCATION (NCACC Legislative Advocacy Goal Category) <br /> Orange County's schools face significant operational, capital, and workforce pressures that local <br /> funding alone cannot meet. <br /> • GOAL — Support legislation that invests in school operational and capital needs. <br /> (Strategic Plan Priority 5, Objectives 4 & 5, ORANGE COUNTY TOP 6 GOAL) <br />