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Resident urges Tilton board to plan autism, mental‑health "reset" center
Summary
Lynette Evans, a Tilton resident, asked the board to support a local autism and mental‑health "reset" center near planned first‑responder facilities, arguing the village lacks immediate, low‑stimulus places for autistic people in crisis.
Lynette Evans, who identified herself as a resident at 1630 King Street, used the public‑comment period to press the board for a local autism and mental‑health “reset” center, saying current regional options leave families traveling to emergency rooms.
"I'm a parent with life credentials of raising a dual diagnosed child, with both autism and mental health," Evans said, describing the difficulty of finding timely, appropriate care. She proposed siting the center on or near Tilton Avenue and suggested co‑locating it with any joint first‑responder headquarters to make immediate support available.
Evans described the kind of space she envisions: a low‑stimulus room with soft light and minimal triggers where someone can decompress for a short period, and suggested that existing evaluation services (SAS) could be integrated. She said funding sources already exist and that the village’s police department has at times provided compassionate, case‑specific responses.
Board members acknowledged the service gap and committed to exploring resources and contacts. The mayor said staff would reach out to known regional providers to see whether professionally staffed, licensed services could be developed or whether interim partnerships were possible.
