The City of Long Beach Alternate Crisis Response Pilot Program is hosting two workshops to offer residents the chance to provide feedback about the proposed Alternate Crisis Response program. This program is envisioned as a non-law enforcement alternate crisis response team to respond to non-violent, non-emergent, non-medical calls for service related to mental health crises.

Both virtual and in-person options are available and offer interpretation in Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog.

Virtual Workshop, Wednesday, March 23, 6 to 8 p.m. Register here: https://longbeach-gov.zoom.us/…/tJwtcOuopjovGNV…

In-person Workshop, Saturday, April 2, 9 to 11 a.m. California Recreation Community Center at Ernest McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. Register here: https://forms.office.com/g/hZat4A1nim

Please use the registration link to request interpretation.

Recommendations received at the community workshops will help shape the design of the program, including how the response teams will operate.

The Alternate Crisis Response Program was outlined as a potential action in goal three of the Racial Equity and Reconciliation Initiative, “create non-police, civilian emergency response teams to respond to respond to non-violent calls for service.” After community feedback is received, the proposed program will be presented to the Long Beach City Council. It is anticipated the program will be implemented later this year.