Crisis Responders from the new Regional Crisis Response Agency

The Regional Crisis Response (RCR) Agency is a newly formed, collaborative effort among the north King County cities of Bothell, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, and Shoreline that will provide consolidated and standardized regional mobile crisis response services for the five-city region. The regional mobile crisis services provided by RCR begin with a person-centered approach focusing on compassionate and immediate crisis response, de-escalation, resource referral, and follow-up tailored to the specific needs of those experiencing behavioral health challenges. The RCR Agency will deploy Crisis Responder Mental Health Professionals (MHPs) to serve community members in the five-city region who are experiencing behavioral health crises. The new RCR Agency consolidates and expands the service provided currently by the successful North Sound RADAR Navigator and Kirkland Community Responder programs and seeks to offer services on a 24/7 basis. Find out more: www.kirklandwa.gov/RCR