Commissioner introduces resolution urging better mental-health supports for law enforcement; vote not recorded in transcript

Commissioner Scott introduced a resolution asking the Michigan Legislature to craft measures to help law enforcement officials secure adequate time to seek mental-health care and support services.

“...we know that our law enforcement agencies are busy every day,” Commissioner Scott said, arguing that officers’ mental health has become a mounting concern. Commissioner Monique Baker McCormick, noting that the discussion coincided with Mental Health Awareness Month, called attention to the prevalence of anxiety and other conditions and urged colleagues to normalize seeking help: “mental health is a serious matter in most of our lives.”

During discussion the chair urged residents to remember the new crisis line, saying, “988 is the new number for a mental health crisis…please, let's get the word out and normalize 988 like we've normalized 911.” The chair also opened the motion for cosponsors; technical issues were noted but cosponsors were recorded as duly noted in the meeting record.

The resolution was introduced and supported by multiple commissioners; the transcript records the motion and the board’s opportunity to add cosponsors but does not include an explicit roll-call vote or a recorded vote tally in the provided text. The agenda moved on after the item.