CULVER CITY, Calif. — Culver City has officially launched its Mobile Crisis Unit, dedicated to providing non-emergency mental health care to residents.  

The team was semi-deployed in October and is designed to help anyone in a mental health crisis.

“The mobile crisis team is actually part of a larger approach by the city to address homelessness, well-being, mental health and substance use,” said Tevis Barnes, Culver City’s Housing and Human Services director.

Barnes says they’ve already helped house 14 of their homeless neighbors and responded to a 103 engagement and outreach requests. Anyone facing, or in proximity to, someone facing a mental health challenge is encouraged to use the service which operates out of a well-equipped van.

“They will come to wherever the person is — home, school, business — and work with the person to help them work through what is causing them to be in that crisis,” Barnes said.

The team will be available to the public on March 4.