New mental health center opening in Miami as mental health takes spotlight across state | Facing SFL

In this week's edition of Facing South Florida: CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede updates the status of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery. The facility will treat people with mental illnesses rather than arresting them and warehousing them in local jails. The county has been working for nearly two decades, spending millions renovating a building a developing a plan to offer those services. Now it appear it might finally be close to opening. Jim and his guests talk about that, why the facility is important, and why it took so long to get to this point. Plus, one of the critical local races voters will decide in November is who will fill an open seat on the Miami-Dade school board. Former school board member Martin Karp is running to get back on the board, he previously served from 2004 to 2020. Karp will be running against Joe Geller for the seat representing the northeast part of Miami-Dade County. Jim and his guest discuss why he wants to be a school board member once again, and where he stands on the hot-button issues facing our schools. Catch Facing South Florida With Jim DeFede Sunday at 11:30AM ET #miami #browardcounty #florida #floridanews #fortlauderdale #community #communitynews #school #students #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #community #communitynews