Behavioral Health Response Teams
Behavioral Health Response Teams
Team members will:
- Be empathetic
- Treat people experiencing crises as human beings, not criminals
- Receive extensive training on:
- Behavioral health crisis interventions
- De-escalation tactics
- Trauma
- Race and gender identity
The team will provide:
- Counseling and medical support for people in crisis
- Connections to support services
When responding in person, the team will:
- Be unarmed and dressed down
- Have a van of supplies to address the immediate needs of the person in crisis