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Grants for Mental Health Crisis Response Teams Without Primary Police Involvement

This Act establishes a grant program to help local communities develop or expand behavioral health crisis response programs that do not primarily rely on law enforcement. The goal is to provide citizens with more appropriate assistance during mental health crises, often involving mental health professionals instead of police officers.
Key points
Financial support for creating crisis response teams composed of mental health professionals and paramedics.
Integration of these teams into 911 and 988 dispatch systems to ensure rapid and appropriate assistance.
Community education on alternatives to police-led crisis response, reducing reliance on law enforcement.
Enabling police to transfer individuals in mental health crisis to emergency medical services for transport to mental health facilities.
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Status: Introduced
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_5706
Sponsor: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
Process start date: 2025-10-08