Skokie residents who call 911 for certain mental-health or substance-use issues could now see a team of behavioral health specialists arrive on scene instead of police. The change is part of the rollout of a state law that enables Skokie dispatchers, starting Aug. 1, to transfer calls directly to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to […] The post Skokie 911 dispatchers can now route some mental health calls to 988 crisis line appeared first on Th…
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