Legislation Details

Reference No. CR-015-2025    Draft No. 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 4/1/2025
Introduced Date 2/18/2025 Public Hearing Date
Effective date: 4/1/2025    
Title: A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR NON-CARCERAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE for the purpose of expressing the Prince George's County Council’s Support of Non-Carceral Mental Health Care in the Spirit of the People’s Response Act.
Proposers/Sponsors: Krystal Oriadha, Jolene Ivey, Calvin S. Hawkins, Wanika Fisher, Ingrid S. Watson
Attachments: 1. CR-015-2025 - signed, 2. R2025015, 3. CR-015-2025 Summary, 4. CR-015-2025 Report, 5. CR-015-2025 PAFI, 6. CR-015-2025 OOL Comment
Contact: Leroy D. Maddox Jr., Legislative Attorney

Title

A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR NON-CARCERAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE for the purpose of expressing the Prince George's County Council’s Support of Non-Carceral Mental Health Care in the Spirit of the People’s Response Act.

 

Background

This legislation seeks to express the County Council's support for non-carceral, community-based solutions that prioritize the rights, dignity and health of people experiencing mental health challenges that are critical in resolving mental health crises, as highlighted by the People's Response Act.