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Flossmoor officials: Work on mental health care is promising

Flossmoor is out in front of a 2027 deadline for how to deal with mental health interventions on emergency calls. The early start to using this new approach is showing signs of success, according to village officials.

Generally, police are called to the scene of someone needing mental or behavioral health care. Now the village is in partnership with Grand Prairie Services jointly using a Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT). 

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