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Miami Commission unanimously urges county to open mental-health recovery center
Summary
After public testimony from residents and program staff, the City Commission unanimously passed a resolution urging Miami-Dade County to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery and asked the county to accelerate funding and action.
The Miami City Commission on Oct. 9 voted unanimously to urge Miami-Dade County to move forward on the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, a facility planned to provide treatment alternatives to incarceration for people experiencing serious mental illness.
The measure, CA 5 on the commission agenda, drew public testimony from victims and program managers who said the center could change how law enforcement and courts respond to mental-health crises.…
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