Judge allows lawsuit demanding change to DC police response to mental health calls to move forward
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A federal judge rejected Washington, D.C.'s efforts to dismiss a lawsuit calling for changes to how police handle mental health crises.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of the nonprofit in July 2023, accusing D.C. of violating the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The ACLU said on social media that the ruling is an "important step forward to ensure that mental health crises are treated with "care and compassion" rather than unnecessary law enforcement."
"They are not trained to respond to the person in crisis, they are inherently triggering to the person in crisis and we need someone safe to call, someone who is trained to respond," Ashika Verriest, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project, told Fox 5 DC.
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