If selected, the location would house one of five centers at the heart of King County’s plans to expand the mental health system.

Unless the funding challenges seen in Lynnwood — and at similar facilities in Pierce County — are solved, it could put the crisis care model in jeopardy.

In emergencies that don’t involve a safety risk, a new campus crisis response team will respond with, or instead of, the UW Police Department.

Across Washington, only two detox beds are reserved for youth who need help withdrawing from substances like fentanyl and alcohol.

The expansion is part of the county’s broader investment in its behavioral health system, funded by a $1.25 billion levy approved by voters last year.