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King County launches countywide Therapeutic Response Unit pairing mental‑health professionals with deputies
Summary
The Law and Justice Committee acknowledged the Sheriff’s Office report on the Therapeutic Response Unit (TRU), a co‑response program pairing mental‑health professionals with deputies. Presenters described the TRU deployment model, SOPs, interagency coordination and early field operations; the committee voted to acknowledge the report 4‑0.
The King County Law and Justice Committee on Jan. 22 acknowledged a report from the King County Sheriff’s Office describing the planning and initial deployment of the Therapeutic Response Unit (TRU), a countywide co‑response program that pairs behavioral‑health professionals with deputies on selected calls.
Committee members voted to acknowledge the transmitted report (Proposed Motion 24‑0284); the motion passed by roll call, 4‑0, and the committee will place the acknowledgment on the Feb. 4 full‑council consent agenda.
How TRU works: According to the Sheriff’s Office report and the program’s standard operating procedures, TRU uses a co‑response model in which mental health professionals (MHPs) and deputies respond concurrently to calls that have behavioral‑health, substance‑use or social‑service components. Deputies retain…
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