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Resident urges council to stop funding Designated Crisis Responder program pending reforms
Summary
A resident told council she experienced the designated crisis responder (DCR) process and called on the City of Puyallup to stop further funding for the program until training and humane practices are implemented across involved agencies.
A resident urged the council to cease funding the Designated Crisis Responder (DCR) program for the Puyallup Police Department and Good Samaritan Hospital until reforms and consistent humane practices are adopted.
Why it matters: DCRs are a local crisis-response model used when mental-health crises occur. The commenter described a personal experience with an involuntary DCR process in…
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