Linn County extends mental health outreach with new van

The new “mobile crisis clinic” reveals a bright design. Photo provided by Alex Paul

Linn County has provided mental health crisis assistance to rural areas for a long time.

But starting in March, the county’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Team (MCIT) will be able to provide in-person services virtually anywhere in the county — from residential areas, to business parking lots to community parks — thanks to a new E Transit van that has been “upfitted” into a mobile crisis clinic.

Linn County Crisis Supervisor Manager Nova Sweet said the…