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King County 'TRUE' co‑response team described to Woodinville council; staff and council discuss service gaps
Summary
Chief Myers and Casey Byrne described the Therapeutic Response Unit (TRUE), a King County co‑response program pairing mental‑health professionals with deputies for 911 calls and follow‑up; councilmembers praised the approach and discussed gaps including transportation and coordinated service access.
Chief Myers and city staff introduced the King County Sheriff's Office Therapeutic Response Unit (TRUE), a co‑response team that pairs a mental‑health professional with a deputy to respond to 911 calls and to provide follow‑up. Chief Myers said the unit ‘‘started up kind of within the last 2 years’’ and has been operating in 2024 and 2025; he said Woodinville receives at least one TRUE clinician day per week and that…
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