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Resident urges commissioners to reopen closed mental health facility to reduce street homelessness
Summary
A resident spoke during public comment urging commissioners to re-open a vacant mental health facility on 203rd Street and Seventh Avenue (as cited) and called for county action to address people with mental illness on the streets.
Theophilus Williams, a resident who gave his address to the committee, urged Miami-Dade commissioners during public comment to reopen a mental health facility he said is sitting empty on 203rd Street and Seventh Avenue and to use it to treat people with mental illness who are currently on the streets. Williams said the facility is “empty” while officers and community members contend with people in crisis.
Williams said the closure of the facility has left few places to take people needing care and described the situation as a crisis, calling on commissioners to prioritize reopening the site and to use county committees and resources to address mental health needs in the community. The chair closed the reasonable opportunity to be heard after Williams' two-minute comment.
No formal action on the matter was recorded by the committee during the meeting; commissioners did not take an immediate vote related to the facility during the session.
