Triage Center Helps With Rising Need for Behavioral Health Amid Pandemic
Breanna Grow / WGLT The McLean County Triage Center in downtown Bloomington experienced its busiest month to date in February. The center opened in March 2020 as a resource for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. At the time, McLean County Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (BHCC) Supervisor Tricia Malott said the center represented “one of the missing puzzle pieces to the crisis system within McLean County.” No one could’ve predicted the center’s opening would almost directly coincide with the myriad crises spawned by the global pandemic. Speaking at a vir...