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Palo Alto vice mayor updates HRC on youth mental‑health investments, rail‑crossing safety
Summary
Vice Mayor Stone briefed the Human Relations Commission on a multi-pronged youth mental‑health effort — including a JED Foundation partnership, Mental Health First Aid trainings and a reactivated PERT team — and outlined city moves to staff Caltrain crossings and pursue a temporary Churchill Crossing closure that requires CPUC approval.
Vice Mayor Stone, the city council liaison to the Human Relations Commission, told commissioners the city has prioritized youth mental health after convening a 2024 youth mental‑health and well‑being task force to identify local service gaps.
"We were able to...identify the need for expanded access to mental health services," Stone said, describing steps the council has funded: expanding teen center space, free rides on Palo Alto LINK and preserving a city management analyst…
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