Councilmember Neal Black - Kirkland’s crisis response system

Proposition One - The Crisis Care Centers Levy is on its way to being approved by voters in King County. It will fund five new crisis care centers in the coming years. But, one King County city is ahead of the curve and will be opening their own mental health crisis center next spring. 

In this episode of All Policy is Local, Seattle City Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis interviews Kirkland Councilmember Neal Black about his city's work to bring this critical resources online. The councilmembers also talk about the new dual dispatch system Kirkland has created to help get people there by sending mental health professionals to crisis calls along with police officers. 
2:37 | What Seattle can learn from the way Kirkland responds to people in mental health crisis 
15:10 | How Kirkland created their own mental health crisis center 
21:00 | The 'no wrong door' system 
21:45 | Where the mental health crisis center will be built 
28:38 | What happens when people leave treatment and need housing?