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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


In the program’s first 90 days, CARE’s four employees responded to 454 calls. These included wellness checks, noise complaints and mental health crises.

CARE provides non-police responses for low-risk 911 calls, largely covering wellness checks

November 15, 2024

In an effort to reimagine public safety through non-police responses, city officials launched Crisis Alternative Response Evanston (CARE) in July. CARE is the culmination of a yearslong reform effort...

A silhouette of a head colored in pink. The brain is drawn in yellow with a pink heart inside. The background is blue and white.

First-response Alternative Crisis Team provides mental health support to people in crisis

March 4, 2022

Content warning: This article discusses mental illness and has mentions of hospitalization, substance use and suicidal ideation. When someone in crisis calls Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare’s First-response...

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) sits behind the dais in the City Council chamber.

One year in, Alternative Emergency Response Subcommittee works with state toward alternative 911 call responses

November 2, 2021

One year after its establishment, the Alternative Emergency Response Subcommittee will begin working with the state to implement a plan for alternate responders to address behavioral- and mental-health...

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