юааlawsuitюаб юааfiledюаб юааoverюаб Dcтащs юааresponseюаб юааto Mentalюаб юааhealthюаб юааemergenci The lawsuit contends that the district’s emergency response system discriminates against people with mental health disabilities by deploying armed police officers to address the vast majority of mental health crises while sending trained medical professionals to most other health emergencies. Meg o'connor. sep 10, 2024. a federal judge ruled today that washington, d.c. cannot dismiss a lawsuit alleging the district’s over reliance on policing violates the americans with disabilities act. the american civil liberties union of d.c. and the law firm sheppard mullin filed the lawsuit last year on behalf of bread for the city, a local.
This Lawsuit Exposes Dc S Alarming Neglect Of Mental Health Crises The lawsuit challenges the city's use of police as first responders in mental health crises. according to the suit, this practice harms people with mental health disabilities. the complaint explains that police officers “are mainly trained to arrest and detain people suspected of crimes, not to handle mental health emergencies.”. Washington — bread for the city, a d.c. based nonprofit supporting underserved communities, filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the district of columbia’s practice of sending police officers rather than mental health providers to respond to mental health emergencies. “we need to build community resources that can respond and take care of a crisis without having law enforcement involved. if we build the crisis response system, that is non law enforcement, we will get more people connecting before it hits that level of danger,” ron bruno, executive director of crisis intervention team international, a group that works to improve response to mental health. Aclu sues d.c. over police response to mental health crises. 6 min. a lawsuit alleges the district's system of sending police officers as the “default first responders” for those experiencing.
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