Establishes programs to pair law enforcement with mental health professionals to better handle mental health crises.
The SMART Community Policing Act aims to improve community policing by pairing law enforcement officers with behavioral health clinicians or paramedics. This co-responder program seeks to de-escalate mental health crises, connect individuals with mental illness to appropriate services, and provide effective responses. The bill also establishes mobile crisis teams, which hire skilled mental health professionals and paramedics to respond to 911 calls and community requests. These teams stabilize encounters between law enforcement and individuals in crisis.
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