PHHS board approves First Call for Help as Cook County's mobile crisis provider of record
May 20, 2026
After a presentation and Q&A, the Public Health & Human Services Board voted to make First Call for Help the provider of record for mobile crisis response in Cook County, moving grant administration and day-to-day licensed service responsibilities from county-run operations to the nonprofit.
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The Public Health and Human Services Board voted to approve a proposal making First Call for Help the provider of record for Cook County's mobile crisis response. Commissioner Gabel moved the measure and Commissioner Sullivan seconded; the motion passed with unanimous aye votes and one abstention (the transcript does not identify the abstaining member).
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