2025–26 · City-wide
Fund citywide non-police mental health crisis response
Resident asks the city to fully fund a citywide mental health crisis response without police involvement, noting that a crisis is not a crime and that BIPOC people face more police violence.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Fully fund a city wide mental health crisis response that does not involve the police
Who it helps and why
Having a mental health crisis is not a crime, there is no role for law enforcement. Furthermore, BIPOC people are more frequently subjated to violence by police when having a mental health crisis.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 19, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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2024–25 (52 matching)
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