Huntington Beach launched its new mobile crisis response team Sept. 16, a first for the city which will help those battling tough mental illnesses to get mental health help and rely less on law enforcement to intervene. Known as Be Well Orange County, the mobile crisis unit consists of a large van filled with two crisis counselors that will deliver in-community assessment and stabilization to residents with mental health and substance abuse challenges. “In Huntington Beach, our dispatch center receives nearly 15,000 calls annually for mental health services. It’s become clear that our City needs to become a part of the solution,” Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr said in a statement. “Huntington Beach has taken the bold step to be the first city in Orange County to provide mobile response units that will deliver immediate mental health services throughout the community. There’s nothing more important than supporting the health and …