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Levy would create crisis care centers to fill mental health care gaps in King County
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Imagine a walk-in urgent care clinic catered specifically to people suffering a mental health crisis. It's an idea Seattle City Council is urging people to vote “yes” on in the April 25 special election.
If King County voters pass the Crisis Care Centers Levy, it would mean more yearly costs out of homeowners’ pockets, at a time of high inflation nonetheless. Regardless, County Executive Dow Constantine says the investment would be well worth it.
"As a society, we have failed to provide this necessary service, and it is as necessary as firefighting, and policing, and all the other things," said Constantine. "We need a place where people themselves can go in a time of crisis, or police themselves can pick someone else up and drop them off."
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/county-run-crisis-centers-get-seattle-city-council-support/281-28153410-6424-4026-ac51-08a9e586a04b