The LEAD or Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion team is a pre-arrest, racially equitable, evidence-based, intensive street case management program designed to reach individuals with unmet behavioral health needs who have not connected with community resources or the traditional systems of care.

LEAD case managers assist referred participants by:

  • Developing relationships built on trust
  • Offering peer support and advocacy
  • Creating individualized plans for connecting to services and resources and for working towards goals
  • Providing trauma-informed and person-centered care

Participation is 100% voluntary but to be eligible: 

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Interaction with City of Poughkeepsie law enforcement as a diversion to arrest or social referral
  • Mental health, substance use, homelessness or at risk, and/or extreme poverty concerns

Contact Information:

Betsy Manzi, LCSW
LEAD Project Manager
(845) 486-2543
[email protected]

 

Marci Cox, LCSW
LEAD Clinical Supervisor
(845) 486-2849
[email protected]

Additional Resources

Dutchess County Helpline
Call or Text 988 or
Call or Text (845) 485-9700
Available 24/7

LEAD case managers assist referred participants by:

  • Developing relationships built on trust
  • Offering peer support and advocacy
  • Creating individualized plans for connecting to services and resources and for working towards goals
  • Providing trauma-informed and person-centered care

Participation is 100% voluntary but to be eligible: 

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Interaction with City of Poughkeepsie law enforcement as a diversion to arrest or social referral
  • Mental health, substance use, homelessness or at risk, and/or extreme poverty concerns

Contact Information:

Betsy Manzi, LCSW
LEAD Project Manager
(845) 486-2543
[email protected]

 

Marci Cox, LCSW
LEAD Clinical Supervisor
(845) 486-2849
[email protected]

Additional Resources

Dutchess County Helpline
Call or Text 988 or
Call or Text (845) 485-9700
Available 24/7

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