Only one behavioral crisis facility with 46 beds is currently in operation for the county’s approximately 2.3 million residents.
VIDEO: King County leaders unveil billion dollar behavioral health crisis planSEATTLE — A coalition of elected officials, mental health counselors and first responders came together at a news conference Monday morning to unveil a proposed plan for tackling King County’s behavioral health crisis.
King County Executive Dow Constantine says the plan would treat the immediate crisis and support long-term recovery in the county by creating a regional network of five crisis care centers, investing in recruiting and retaining behavioral health workers and increasing the number of residential treatment beds in the region.
“Inaction is not an option. We’re losing facilities and workforce at the exact moment that mental health and substance use crises are growing,” said Constantine. “We can see that conditions will keep getting worse if we do not act.” According to Constantine’s office, there is currently no walk-in behavioral health urgent care facility in King County. Only one behavioral crisis facility with 46 beds is in operation for the county’s approximately 2.3 million residents.
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