King County, what happened to all the mental health beds?

In April, King County voters will get to decide if they want to fund five new mental and behavioral health crisis centers. These centers promise some intensive but temporary plans.

It’s a pivot from the long term solutions the city has utilized over the years. Seattle Times mental health reporter Hannah Furfaro is here to dig into mental health plans of the past, how far we’ve come… and how much further we have to go.

Read Seattle Time's reporter Hannah Furfaro's story here: "Where did King County’s mental health beds go?"

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