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Local mental‑health nonprofit pitches 24/7 mobile services to Hendry County commissioners
Summary
Crisis Prevention and Empowerment told commissioners it provides free, mobile mental‑health services across Circuit 20, including school and jail crisis response, and reported a 94% Baker Act diversion rate; the nonprofit requested awareness and partnerships with law enforcement and schools.
Heather Cross, CEO of Crisis Prevention and Empowerment (CPE), told the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 10 that her nonprofit offers free, mobile mental‑health services across Circuit 20, including a 24/7 hotline, school‑based crisis response, and jail assessments aimed at diverting involuntary hospitalizations under the Baker Act.
“We have a 94…
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