Chicago Mental Health Crisis Pilot Promising, Small — and Still Using Police

Chicago Mental Health Crisis Pilot Promising, Small — and Still Using Police

A Chicago pilot program that dispatches mental health doctors and emergency medical responders to some 911 calls has connected 385 people to care without a single use-of-force incident or arrest in its first year, a promising start to a program designed to potentially reduce dangerous interactions with the police It’s also been a slow start: … Read more

Program provides professional mental health therapy for Chicago teens from violent neighborhoods

Program provides professional mental health therapy for Chicago teens from violent neighborhoods

CHICAGO (WLS) — Growing up in some of Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods isn’t easy. “You have to know what to do and what not to do,” said Kaitlyn Stewart, 16, of Englewood. “You have to let your parents know where you are at all times.” “When a car drives past them, they have to turn … Read more