Title
Resolution Directing the City Administrator to Discuss Crisis Response with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health to Determine Whether Partnership Opportunities Exist
Staff
Reviewed by: Atleen Kaur, City Attorney
Body
Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor has worked diligently to design and launch an Unarmed Crisis Response Program, to be named SPROUT, which City representatives presented to City Council on December 8, 2025;
Whereas, Council wishes to move forward with the Unarmed Crisis Response Program as quickly as possible, but believes that further discussion and collaboration is needed to fully develop the co-response model (CO-SPROUT);
Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor is committed to advancing trauma-informed, community-based public safety strategies that effectively respond to behavioral health and mental health crises;
Whereas, Nationally recognized best practices support co-response and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) models that integrate behavioral health clinicians with law enforcement to promote de-escalation, safety, and connection to appropriate services;
Whereas, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) is the statutorily created mental health provider for Washtenaw County and provides behavioral health crisis response and clinical care coordination;
Whereas, WCCMH currently serves Ann Arbor residents through its 24-hour crisis line and through direct field response, including responses conducted within the City in partnership with the Ann Arbor Police Department;
Whereas, During Fiscal Year 2025, WCCMH received approximately 4,823 crisis service requests involving Ann Arbor residents, resulting in more than 2,000 unduplicated crisis responses, demonstrating sustained and significant demand for behavioral health crisis services within the City;
Whereas, Of these crisis responses, 555 originated from Ann Arbor Police Department calls for service, indicating sufficient volume to support a dedicated City-based co-response team;
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