Board approves exploration of providing dedicated contact for the TRUST program aimed at responding to an array of psychiatric emergencies without a police presence.
Artwork is displayed by members of Showing Up for Racial Justice at Sacred Heart Community Service in front of the Santa Clara County administration offices on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. Supervisor Otto Lee and an array of community advocates are pushing for the Board of Supervisors to establish a direct phone and contact line for the TRUST program, which dispatches a non-law enforcement response to psychiatric emergencies in the county.
Sharon Watkins’ son Phillip was shot and killed by San Jose police in 2015 during a psychiatric episode in which he voiced suicidal thoughts and carried a knife. She said she believes that the outcome would have been different if their family and friends had quick access to a resource like TRUST. Members of another group backing the initiative, Showing Up For Racial Justice at Sacred Heart Community Service, appeared at the board chambers en masse and also unfurled an art installation consisting of 745 human-shaped cutouts, each showing the name of a person who signed a petition supporting faster access to TRUST.
Supporters note that psychiatric emergencies involving violence or safety threats would still necessitate police intervention, but contend that simplifying access to programs like TRUST can help defuse situations before they reach that point. They also point to the existence of similar arrangements in Oakland, Los Angeles County, Atlanta, Denver and Oregon as examples of its viability.
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