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RACER director: regional crisis responders handled 179 Kenmore encounters in 2025; agency short of full 24/7 coverage
Summary
RACER Executive Director Brooke Bittner told Kenmore council the interlocal crisis response team served 69 unique Kenmore residents in 179 encounters during 2025 and remains short of full 24/7 coverage, asking the council to help recruit community advisory members and noting ambulance transport and overnight staffing as persistent challenges.
Brooke Bittner, executive director of the Regional Crisis Response Agency (RACER), updated the Kenmore City Council on regional crisis response work and Kenmore‑specific outcomes for 2025. RACER is an interlocal effort among five cities (Kirkland, Bothell, Kenmore, Shoreline and Lake Forest Park) to provide behavioral health crisis alternatives to emergency responders.
Bittner said RACER served about 1,800 unique individuals across the full jurisdiction in 2025 for roughly 4,300…
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