Quincy Police Department gets funds for community mental health services

QUINCY (WGEM) – There’s been a rise within the variety of psychological well being calls police in Quincy have been responding to, however now they’ll have extra sources to assist because of Quincy Metropolis Council.

Police obtained the inexperienced gentle Monday to make use of $10,200 this 12 months. That’s $850 a month to cowl the price of referring neighborhood members to Readability Healthcare once they suppose an individual wants psychological well being assist or substance abuse remedy.

Dep. Chief Adam Yates mentioned this permits them to guard and serve in additional methods than simply responding to crime and battle.

“This enables us to answer a name, mitigate that decision with no matter sources we have now instantly accessible, and say, if there have been a traumatic occasion, numerous instances we have a look at like a loss of life of a kid, or one thing that could be very impactful to a household,” Yates mentioned. “We will name Readability and they’ll really ship a counselor out to the home to start working with the household instantly.”

Yates mentioned, many instances, they use this service when an individual, who fighting psychological well being, is to not the extent of needing hospitalization.

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