Sherri Witwer

Thank you. Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you. Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you. Thank you for the opportunity.

Yeah. I guess as a matter of introduction, I'm a longtime mental health advocate. I've worked in various capacities in our mental health system. primarily in public policy advocacy. I'm a family member of someone with a serious mental illness, and that's what has driven my work and my interest in the mental health system.

Yeah. I guess as a matter of introduction, I'm a longtime mental health advocate. I've worked in various capacities in our mental health system. primarily in public policy advocacy. I'm a family member of someone with a serious mental illness, and that's what has driven my work and my interest in the mental health system.

Yeah. I guess as a matter of introduction, I'm a longtime mental health advocate. I've worked in various capacities in our mental health system. primarily in public policy advocacy. I'm a family member of someone with a serious mental illness, and that's what has driven my work and my interest in the mental health system.

As part of my work, I have been and am working with other families and people with lived experience with mental illness. I have been an advocate for crisis intervention team training. That is training for law enforcement, behavioral health providers, and families and people with lived experience.

As part of my work, I have been and am working with other families and people with lived experience with mental illness. I have been an advocate for crisis intervention team training. That is training for law enforcement, behavioral health providers, and families and people with lived experience.

As part of my work, I have been and am working with other families and people with lived experience with mental illness. I have been an advocate for crisis intervention team training. That is training for law enforcement, behavioral health providers, and families and people with lived experience.

They come together to provide training for law enforcement and, more importantly, to have an effective crisis response when someone is in crisis. that law enforcement has the training and the support of the mental health system to help them respond effectively and get the person to the treatment that they need.

They come together to provide training for law enforcement and, more importantly, to have an effective crisis response when someone is in crisis. that law enforcement has the training and the support of the mental health system to help them respond effectively and get the person to the treatment that they need.

They come together to provide training for law enforcement and, more importantly, to have an effective crisis response when someone is in crisis. that law enforcement has the training and the support of the mental health system to help them respond effectively and get the person to the treatment that they need.

Now, really positive development is that with our crisis response systems, we have developed mobile crisis outreach teams that are driven by behavioral health providers with peers, people with lived experience who can respond to the overwhelming majority of those calls. And that really provides better outcomes and helps us to treat mental health as a mental health condition.

Now, really positive development is that with our crisis response systems, we have developed mobile crisis outreach teams that are driven by behavioral health providers with peers, people with lived experience who can respond to the overwhelming majority of those calls. And that really provides better outcomes and helps us to treat mental health as a mental health condition.

Now, really positive development is that with our crisis response systems, we have developed mobile crisis outreach teams that are driven by behavioral health providers with peers, people with lived experience who can respond to the overwhelming majority of those calls. And that really provides better outcomes and helps us to treat mental health as a mental health condition.

However, there are times when law enforcement needs to be involved or behavioral health team is uncertain in their response. And so they can co-respond or have law enforcement take the lead in that response. But having that training and that understanding is critical to having better outcomes for everyone involved.

However, there are times when law enforcement needs to be involved or behavioral health team is uncertain in their response. And so they can co-respond or have law enforcement take the lead in that response. But having that training and that understanding is critical to having better outcomes for everyone involved.

However, there are times when law enforcement needs to be involved or behavioral health team is uncertain in their response. And so they can co-respond or have law enforcement take the lead in that response. But having that training and that understanding is critical to having better outcomes for everyone involved.

Right. There's a 988 number now that's been developed that people can call and get that behavioral health response. And that has been a huge, significant improvement in crisis response. So CIT is still an important piece, and I don't want that to be overlooked in our crisis response systems because there just are times when law enforcement needs to be involved.

Right. There's a 988 number now that's been developed that people can call and get that behavioral health response. And that has been a huge, significant improvement in crisis response. So CIT is still an important piece, and I don't want that to be overlooked in our crisis response systems because there just are times when law enforcement needs to be involved.