Berkeley’s Mobile Crisis Team was eliminated entirely, along with a slew of other cuts to wellness and homelessness services in Berkeley, in a difficult funding environment partially due to the city’s $30 million deficit. Other cuts included a funding reduction of more than $400,000 to the STAIR Center and the elimination of the Berkeley Winter Shelter, operated by Dorothy Day House. Berkeley's Mobile Crisis Team was a mental health response team run through the Health, Housing, and Community Services department for 47 years. In the new budget, which took effect July 1, it was eliminated entirely. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Alice Conry 📸: Chloe Dowling . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #health #mobilecrisisteam