Mayor Johnson announces reopening of 3 Chicago mental health clinics
CHICAGO -- The mayor called it a win Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise to reopen some of the mental health clinics shut down across the city.'We are certainly thrilled to announce the expansion of our city's mental health system,' said Mayor Brandon Johnson .
Olusimbo 'Simbo' Ige, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. 'That is the story today.'In conjunction with the clinics, the Johnson administration promises to phase the Chicago Police and Fire Department out of the Crisis Assistance, Response and Engagement program , which was introduced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to join together behavioral health professionals and the city's 911 system.
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