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Resident urges city to discontinue funding for 'Designated Crisis Response' program pending review
Summary
A local resident recounted personal trauma associated with an involuntary crisis response program and asked council to discontinue city funding for the designated crisis response (DCR) program pending a police‑hospital reevaluation in June or July.
Puyallup — During the general public comment period on April 29, resident Angeline Isquierdo urged the City Council to discontinue funding for the city’s Designated Crisis Response (DCR) arrangement with the police department and Good Samaritan Hospital pending a planned review this summer.
Isquierdo described personal experiences she said demonstrated misconduct and unsafe practices in involuntary responses and urged the council to “please discontinue funding the new DCR program before or upon reevaluation this summer in June or July.” She said the involuntary program “strips the human rights of each person admitted into this program” and that paperwork and medical intake were poorly handled during her account.
Isquierdo cited Washington administrative and medical ethics policies generally and asked the city to “find an alternative route to the solutions you are looking for using humane and fair practices when dealing with people with suspected behavioral health disorders.” Council did not take an immediate funding vote; Isquierdo’s request was placed in the public record for consideration during the police/hospital DCR review process.
What comes next: The speaker requested the council discontinue funding pending the DCR reevaluation; at the time of the meeting council did not make a funding decision during the public comment period.
