Having a mental illness is not a crime, and we have to stop treating it like one. Today, I introduced a bill that would enable local governments to send mental health professionals—not police—when 911 is called because someone is in a mental health crisis.https://t.co/FD0ZpZa92a

— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) October 20, 2020

Earlier this year Denver created a non-police first-responder program in which mental health professionals respond to 911 calls related to mental health issues. They’ve responded to 350 calls and have needed to call for police backup zero times. https://t.co/jOD38kP6d3

— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) October 20, 2020