PR26-0108

Sense of the Council on Supporting Humane and Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises Resolution of 2025

Complete·12/16/25

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.

Included in complete analysis

  • Overview
  • Core Provisions
  • Implementation
  • Impact
  • Legal Framework
  • Critical Issues

See what it does, who it affects, and the critical issues in plain language. Free, 30 seconds.

Sponsors

DDDDDDDDDDII
12
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

Final Reading, CC

13 Yea

DDDDIDIDDDDDD

0 Nay

History

Dec 26, 2025

Council

Resolution R26-0284, Effective from Dec 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 014155

Dec 16, 2025

Council

Final Reading, CC

Dec 16, 2025

Council

Approved with Resolution Number R26-0284