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Lived‑experience presenters urge system changes after testimony about policing, weaponization and safety risks in 988 responses
CRIS Committee · April 28, 2026
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Summary
A lived‑experience advocate described how 988 calls can lead to policing, coercive interventions and legal consequences for people on the autism/IDD spectrum, and urged system changes; committee staff offered follow-up and referrals.
Jay Worley, a lived‑experience advocate, told the CRIS Committee that people on the autism and developmental spectrum face particular risks when calling crisis lines. Drawing on personal experience, Worley described how calls can trigger police co‑response in some jurisdictions, how records of crisis calls can be used…
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