As of 8:03 p.m. Tuesday, 294,714 ballots had been counted in the April special election, and more than half of voters — 160,205, or 54.43% — approved the measure to create a crisis care center levy.
In 2018, 355 beds providing community-based residential care for people with mental health residential needs existed in King County. Today, only 244 of these beds are available, according to the council. And in 2021, according to the county, more than 900 people experiencing behavioral health emergencies waited for two days in emergency rooms because they did not have beds for treatment available.
“One result of this loss of services and trained workforce is our community turning to first responders, including 911 and police officers, when a mental health or substance use issue escalates into a crisis. This is not a solution,” McDaniels said. “So long as we misuse emergency rooms, jails, and law enforcement as mental health providers, we fail people in the crisis, and we fail people in our communities.
“It’s a system that is not set up to respond with all of the people and support that we need to meet the crisis. So when we’re thinking about the cost of this, this $100 million a year, we’re thinking about the cost, we’re spending $100 million a year right now, and things are getting worse,” Councilmember Sarah Perry said in support of the ballot measure. “So this is a much more efficient and effective use of our public dollars. So we don’t just keep spinning this wheel and going back home.
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