The Council urges the Mayor to adopt humane and trauma-informed responses to behavioral health crises.

The Council of the District of Columbia expresses its sense that the Mayor should prioritize humane and trauma-informed approaches for responding to behavioral health crises. This includes ensuring that trained behavioral health professionals are dispatched as the default first responders, reducing law enforcement involvement, and improving the quality of care for individuals in crisis.

The Council urges the Mayor to adopt humane and trauma-informed responses to behavioral health crises.

The Council of the District of Columbia expresses its sense that the Mayor should prioritize humane and trauma-informed approaches for responding to behavioral health crises. This includes ensuring that trained behavioral health professionals are dispatched as the default first responders, reducing law enforcement involvement, and improving the quality of care for individuals in crisis.