A new civilian Marion County team has resolved nearly all crisis incidents they’ve been called to without police. But officials say more public awareness and an improved system would allow them to help more people.
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Marion County crisis team gets underway after years of planning
A civilian crisis response team covering Marion County started taking calls at the start of the year. Mental health workers and addiction recovery mentors meet people in person who have called for help with a personal crisis.
Facing hiring difficulties, Marion County mobile crisis teams are still months from operation
Marion County officials announced last fall they intended to start up a mobile team to respond to people in mental health crisis. But they’ve been unable to hire mental health professionals to launch the program.
