911: Community discussion on mental health crisis response system can't come soon enough

"Failure to address this societal issue...requires police professionals provide a service they are ill-prepared or trained to perform." - Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney

Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation establishing the ‘Marcus Alert’ statewide mental health alert system in December 2020.

A year ago City Council announced it was forming a mental health crisis response task force to explore different ways to respond to mental health crises. Tomorrow, September 28, the City will finally be holding a community disc…