Santa Rosa’s inRESPONSE team marks one year responding to crisis calls

Brady Kellogg hadn’t been able to sleep in weeks and his memory was foggy. The 46-year-old had gone to visit family in Seattle last August and suffered a seizure while at the grocery store, slamming his head on the concrete, he said. He began to feel anxious when he returned to Sonoma County, where he was living in his car with his chihuahua, Benni. He sought medical help to no avail, he said, and turned to alcohol to help cope.

“I felt manic,” he said. The episode eventually led to run-ins with law enforcement before he was connected with Santa Rosa’s civilian inRESPONSE team. The team, comprised of a licensed behavioral health clinician, paramedic and an outreach specialist from Catholic Charities, provided Kellogg with a mental health evaluation and follow-up care.