City Council voted unanimously to fund the development of a walk-in mental health crisis center in Evanston with up to $900,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act on Monday. Designed to emulate the cozy feeling of a living room, the Living Room Program will offer a free alternative to hospitalization and law enforcement intervention for.
City Council discussed creating a mental health facility to provide immediate emergency care to community members Monday. The program, “Living Room,” will provide an alternative solution to police action and emergency room visits for those experiencing mental health crises. It will be led by mental health crisis community organizations. What context should I know here? .
One year after its establishment, the Alternative Emergency Response Subcommittee will begin working with the state to implement a plan for alternate responders to address behavioral- and mental-health related 911 calls. The committee made progress on a plan replacing police officers with mental health crisis workers for responses to mental health emergency calls, Subcommittee Chair.