Politics & Government
CARE Team In Evanston, Illinois, Sees Growing Success In Crisis Response
They came to the job from the fields of social work, victims' services, and one is even a former CPS teacher.
Updated on: June 10, 2026
A small but mighty team in Evanston is reimagining emergency response for people in crisis and drawing national attention for the results.
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They're not police officers, firefighters, or paramedics, but they've been dispatched to more than 3,500 calls across Evanston in less than two years.
In fact, there are only four of them. They came to the job from the fields of social work, victims' services, and one is even a former CPS teacher.
