{"id":3312,"date":"2022-05-18T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2022-12-22T23:50:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T06:50:53","slug":"the-stranger-new-hotline-could-pave-the-way-for-an-unarmed-crisis-response-in-washington-eventually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2022\/05\/18\/the-stranger-new-hotline-could-pave-the-way-for-an-unarmed-crisis-response-in-washington-eventually\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stranger: New Hotline Could Pave the Way for an Unarmed Crisis Response in Washington &#8230; Eventually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most trips that lawmakers take to \u201clisten and learn\u201d about \u201cbest practices\u201d in other states usually amount to nothing more than poorly disguised vacations, but every once in a while there\u2019s an exception that proves the rule.<\/p>\n<p>Washington State legislators Manka Dhingra and Tina Orwall led one such excursion this month when they took a group of local elected officials to Phoenix. They organized the trip to hear how service providers in Arizona successfully stood up a compassionate and effective crisis response system independent of local police departments. I spoke with Senator Dhingra and King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay to find out what they learned and why Washington trails Arizona when it comes to unarmed crisis response systems.<\/p>\n<p>But first, we need to cover some background on why our elected officials made the trek to Arizona in the first place. As part of the nationwide effort to install a centralized hotline for people experiencing mental health crises, Sen. Dhingra and Rep. Orwall passed a bill in 2021 to fund Washington\u2019s implementation of the new 988 system. In the near term, that law provided funding for hiring additional staff to handle a projected increase in call volume once the new program goes live on July 16th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most trips that lawmakers take to \u201clisten and learn\u201d about \u201cbest practices\u201d in other states usually amount to nothing more than poorly disguised vacations, but every once in a while there\u2019s an exception that proves the rule. Washington State legislators Manka Dhingra and Tina Orwall led one such excursion this month when they took a group of local elected officials to Phoenix. They organized the trip to hear how service providers in Arizona successfully stood up a compassionate and effective crisis response system independent of local police departments. 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