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Mayor details homeless outreach gains and a county-backed mental health pilot

2168902 · January 30, 2025
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In his State of the City address, Mayor Keith James said the city expanded homeless outreach staff, housed more chronically homeless individuals and launched a pilot with the Healthcare District of Palm Beach County to support people who fall short of Baker Act thresholds.

Mayor Keith James described expansions to the city's homeless outreach and a new mental-health intervention pilot with the county.

"When I first came in the office we had one person on a homeless outreach team. Within my first term of office we increased that number from one to 10 full-time employees," James said, describing a larger street outreach effort that makes daily contacts with people experiencing…

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