Letter: Fund mental health services

Recently, I was riding my scooter to work and heard a woman screaming in distress. I put on my mask and approached her to ask if she was OK. She was clearly suffering from a mental health problem and said she was going to call 911 because she was scared. I asked her if she would like help calling the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) instead because they are specially trained in intervening and getting people with mental illness help and support.She said yes, and I was grateful knowing that int