Chicago editorial criticizes separation of mental health crisis response from public safety
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The Editorial Board
Summary
This editorial criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's redesign of the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) program, originally created by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The original CARE program integrated mental health clinicians into the city's broader emergency response system as a co-responder model alongside public safety. Johnson's administration moved CARE toward a stand-alone public health response, separating it from public safety partnerships. The editorial argues this was a bad idea, contending that mental health crisis response works best when integrated with public safety rather than isolated from it.
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CARE was designed to provide that expertise while remaining part of Chicago's broader emergency response.
Johnson's redesign moved CARE toward a stand-alone public health response rather than an integrated public safety partnership.
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