INDIANAPOLIS Communities on the southeast side of Indianapolis now have 24/7 access to supportive mental health services.

On Wednesday, the city's mental health unit, known as the Clinician-Led Community Response Team (CLCR), announced its expansion to the southeast district.

The CLCR launched in 2023 to address situations involving mental health and substance use disorders. Providing alternative resources to reduce unnecessary incidents in the criminal justice system.

Executive Director Andrea Brown told WRTVs Amber Grigley that the volume of mental health-specific emergency calls from the southeast district forced them to make the expansion.

"When we looked at the call data year to date, we have responded to over 1600 calls, and when we looked at the numbers, the southeast district w

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