In recent years, Columbus has taken significant steps to reshape the way it responds to the emergencies of some of its most vulnerable residents.
Crisis care response is a growing alternative or supplement to traditional emergency responses such law enforcement, emergency rooms and paramedics to substance abuse or mental health crisis situations.
The Columbus Metropolitan Club’s Aug. 27 panel will bring together leaders from every part of the mental health landscape in Columbus gather to discuss what crisis response looks like in Ohio’s capital city, where it’s helped its citizens and how it can improve for those who need it most.
These include new care centers, expanding the 988 crisis hotline and upcoming ballot initiatives all aimed to solidify this multifaceted approach as a go-to approach for those in crisis.
You can watch the panel via CMC’s YouTube page or right here:
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: WATCH: Columbus Metropolitan Club to discuss changing face of crisis care in central Ohio
Reporting by Samantha Hendrickson, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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