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Chicago mental health response teams expand 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 night time hours, extending a program that dispatches clinicians instead of police to certain emergency calls. The change means residents experiencing a mental health crisis overnight can be met by specialized teams rather than traditional law enforcement. Officials say the expansion is intended to improve crisis care citywide.
Why now: The city has expanded its alternative crisis response program to cover overnight hours, a notable change in how emergency calls are handled.
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- Mental health response teams now have night time hours, city officials say · Chicago Sun-Times
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