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Chicago expands mental health response teams to night hours
Original: Mental health response teams now have night time hours, city officials say
City officials in Chicago say mental health response teams will now operate during nighttime hours, extending a program that sends trained clinicians instead of police to certain emergency calls. The change means residents in crisis can get an appropriate response around the clock. Officials frame it as a step toward safer, more humane crisis care, and the expansion is drawing attention as other cities watch how similar programs perform.
Why now: The city has just announced an expansion of its alternative crisis response, a policy change people are actively debating.
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- Mental health response teams now have night time hours, city officials say · Chicago Sun-Times
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