✉news HealthMental Health first seen 6 h ago, last 33 min ago, peak #17
Chicago expands CARE mental health response teams
Original: Chicago expands CARE program for mental health response teams
Chicago is expanding its CARE program, which dispatches mental health professionals instead of police to certain emergency calls. The expansion broadens the city's alternative crisis response, part of a wider national push to reform how cities handle mental health emergencies. Details on the scale and timeline of the rollout were not immediately provided.
Why now: Cities across the US are rethinking police response to mental health crises, making Chicago's program expansion newsworthy.
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