If it passes, the levy would pay for the construction of five 24-hour, walk-in behavioral health centers around the county providing on-demand services for people experiencing mental health or substance-use crises. The centers would provide screening and triage; space for people to stay for up to 23 hours of observation; and beds for stays of up to 14 days before discharge or referral to other services.
King County does not currently have walk-in behavioral health facilities, which leads to overreliance on and overcrowding in hospitals and jails, according to the levy’s proponents.
In addition to crisis care center construction and operations, the levy would pay for construction of long-term residential
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