, made CARE a standout candidate. “Being able to know that the work is transparent and that we’re able to see the data and that established, esteemed universities are studying it was really helpful,” she said.
“We really want to move toward doubling our hours of operation, expand into the West Side — East and West Garfield Park and Humboldt Park,” he said, as well as a few other community areas around the city. “We’ve chosen communities that have a consistently high volume of 911 calls with a behavioral health component. We also, of course, think about equity — geographic, racial and ethnic. We want the full diversity of our city to touch and feel the differences these teams make.
“Right now, we will sometimes go to those calls if other response teams like police or paramedic teams request our assistance, but 911 does not directly dispatch us,” he said. “We’re looking at a whole range of other calls that we think these teams would really add value to. We do have to get permission from the Illinois Department of Public Health EMS division to expand the types of calls we want to go to.
He said the city is looking into a stabilization housing program where a hotel will be bought and individuals who are experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance-use issues could be diverted into their own unit, allowing them to get primary care treatment for up to six months while they transition into permanent supportive housing.
Let me guess the staff will be former gangbangers with mental issues of their own !
If you’re into “social justice,” you definitely have mental health problems
Yeah what about the red line extension? Billions could really help
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