Mental Health Crisis Response: Support Instead of Arrest
This act aims to change how emergencies involving individuals with mental health issues or disabilities are handled. Instead of police, trained mental health professionals will be dispatched, intending to reduce arrests and deaths. This ensures that those in need receive appropriate support rather than incarceration.
Key points
Deployment of mental health professionals to respond to mental health crises instead of law enforcement officers.
Training for these professionals in de-escalation and anti-racism principles for safer and more effective interventions.
Connecting individuals in crisis with voluntary community-based services to prevent unnecessary arrests and institutionalization.
Prioritizing funding for states and regions with high rates of arrests of individuals with mental illness or disabilities.
Monitoring the program's impact on reducing incarceration and deaths, and increasing access to support services.
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