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About the Community Response Team (CRT)
The number of people experiencing mental health crises has increased exponentially in recent years, crossing age, race, gender, and socioeconomic lines.
People need extra resources — and Fairfax City has created a Community Response Team (CRT) to provide behavioral health responses to behavioral health emergencies.
CRT — a collaborative effort between the city fire, police, and human services departments — will provide specialized rapid responses to behavioral and mental health emergencies for those experiencing crisis related to mental health, substance use, or developmental disabilities.
The team will address and follow up on behavioral health incidents; provide assistance identified by 911, 988, and public safety dispatch as needing CRT outreach; connect clients to available human services; initiate contact, as needed; and work to build trust and rapport with the community.
The team will activate during normal business hours on weekdays, as needed, through the emergency response system.
Fairfax County Community Services Board will continue to provide access to mobile crisis response at other times, as will regional mobile crisis providers.
The community may continue to use the Merrifield Crisis Response Center (8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031; 703-573-5679, 711 TTY).
Info: email, 703-385-7894