SOUTH BEND â The South Bend area could soon get a mobile response unit and crisis response center to assist those dealing with mental health emergencies and potentially replace the police s involvement in such crises.Â
The leaders of the city of South Bend, the sheriff s department and the St. Joseph County Commission came out Sunday saying they all support a faith group s call to use some of the federal American Recovery Act money the city and county receives for this kind of enhanced mental health services for residents here.
Faith In Indiana St. Joseph County hosted a We Make The Future town hall at Potawatomi Park s Chris Wilson Pavilion on Sunday to explain the organization s work with political leaders, law enforcement, county health officials and the mental health community to find alternatives to using police to deal with people having mental health crises.