La Crosse County Board approves funding for mental health crisis co-responder effort
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- The La Crosse County Board approved a grant Thursday night that aims to help those facing a mental health crisis.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- The La Crosse County Board approved a grant Thursday night that aims to help those facing a mental health crisis.
La Crosse County Board has approved a $370,000 grant over three years to enhance the joint efforts between the City of La Crosse and the county in improving response to mental health crisis situations. The Connect and Protect grant aims to provide timely resources, reducing hospitalization and criminalization, and expanding response hours from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In Viterbo's Fine Arts Center, community members engaged in a conversation led by two mental health service providers; Great Rivers 2-1-1 and La Crosse County Health and Human Services.