Jennifer MacKinnon sends her team of 31 caregivers throughout Solano County in a fleet of Honda Civics with “Pacific Clinics MOBILE CRISIS” stamped across the side doors. As of April 15, the units respond 24/7 to mental and behavioral health cases.

According to MacKinnon, almost 80 percent of calls end with the individual stabilized, calm, and left with a safety plan — without needing hospitalization or police involvement.

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Anna Leah comes to Local News Matters from over fifteen years in documentary film – including a docu-series examining the national reach of conspiratorial thinking, never-before-seen materials related to Jeffrey Epstein, and a history of currency. Currently, she is earning a master’s degree in feature writing, investigation, and data at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism (part of CUNY – the City University of New York). She focuses on building empathy with people who are often overlooked or oversimplified. More at annaleah.com.