911 Community Crisis Responders Act of 2025

The "911 Community Crisis Responders Act of 2025" authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to States, territories, political subdivisions, and Tribal Governments. These grants are specifically for establishing unarmed mobile crisis response programs . The core purpose of these programs is to refer nonviolent emergency calls, including those related to mental health, homelessness, addiction, or intellectual disabilities, to unarmed professional service providers rather than law enforcement agencies. Programs funded under this Act must dispatch teams of two or more unarmed professionals who can provide screening, assessment, de-escalation, and referrals to community-based treatment. Grant funds can be used for hiring and training these professionals, updating 911 systems to triage calls, and coordinating with 9-8-8 call centers. The bill emphasizes the provision of trauma-informed and culturally competent services , ensuring these programs operate independently of law enforcement oversight. Grantees are required to submit biannual reports to the Secretary detailing call diversions, demographics of individuals served, program effects on emergency room visits, and cost analysis, with the Secretary then reporting to Congress.