Since first launching last fall, the Madison CARES program has already responded to almost 250 calls for service, where paramedics and crisis workers respond to mental health emergencies across the city.
While the program originally focused only on the downtown area, the city announced earlier this week that the CARES program has expanded to help people city wide.
Earlier today, WORT Producer Nate Wegehaupt spoke with Assistant Chief of Medical Affairs Che Steadman with the Madison Fire Department, to get an update on the CARES program, and what this expansion means for the future of the program.
Photo courtesy: City of Madison
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