SMART Community Policing Act
Sponsored By: Representative Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced
Summary
Community-based mental health crisis response would be expanded by letting federal COPS grants fund mobile crisis teams, co-responder pairings, and follow-up case management. The bill would focus on de-escalating nonviolent encounters tied to mental health, homelessness, poverty, and substance use and on connecting people to treatment and other community supports.
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- Families and people in crisis would gain access to teams with mental health professionals and paramedics who can be sent to 911 calls or at an officer's request to stabilize situations and arrange care.
- Law enforcement officers would get training and grant-funded options to partner with behavioral health clinicians or paramedics through co-responder programs to reduce escalation and improve outcomes.
- Communities and providers could use grants to set up mobile units and case management or outreach teams to follow up with frequent emergency users, connect them to services, and help them stick to treatment plans.
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More local mental health teams
If enacted, the bill would let local agencies use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant money to create or expand three types of teams: mobile crisis teams, co-responder teams, and case management and outreach teams. These teams would include mental health clinicians, paramedics, and trained law enforcement officers who would respond to certain 911 calls and direct community requests. Grants would pay for hiring staff, training partnering officers, operating a mobile unit, and following up to connect people to mental health services and treatment. The changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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