Alliance Note: The Daniel’s Law Task Force will host their next in person listening session next Wednesday, May 8th, in Rochester. Providing testimony to the Task Force is one of many ways we can continue pushing the state to establish an effective response to mental health and substance use crises when police are not required. We ask anyone who can make it to attend the session, which will be held from 4-6pm. While the public can view the listening session online, people who want to provide testimony must be in person and register in advance. Click here to register to give public comment. Stay on the lookout for other ways you can support our efforts to create a statewide alternative response for health emergencies.
The Daniel’s Law Task Force will host the next stakeholder listening session next week to continue gathering feedback from the public. Registration is open for the latest stakeholder listening session at the Kate Gleason Auditorium in the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. The event will also be streamed live.
Members of the public wanting to comment in person at the listening session should register at the Daniel’s Law Task Force website. The Kate Gleason Auditorium is located at 115 South Avenue, Rochester, with parking available at the 194 Court Street Garage and on the street surrounding the library.
Established in response to the death of 41-year-old Daniel Prude in 2020, the task force is charged with developing recommendations to guide behavioral health crisis response and explore avenues for related diversion services. Following its inaugural meeting last summer, the task force has hosted several stakeholder listening sessions and has continued gathering comments from participants.
The session in Rochester is aimed at eliciting additional input from communities, governmental entities, and the public on the best practices for engaging individuals in crisis, with a specific emphasis on equity. The task force is also examining a variety of models –both national and international –that could be used in developing a crisis response system.