Task force endorses expanded training and programming for off‑ramping and clinical response

The task force considered recommendations to expand specialized mental and behavioral‑health training to improve capacity to identify, assess, and intervene with people on pathways to targeted violence. Members said training should pair assessment with intervention skills and include trauma‑informed practice and family‑systems perspectives when appropriate.

Roger Lehi and others emphasized that programming should not be limited to therapy alone and proposed that 'programming' be included alongside coaching and counseling to capture a broader set of interventions. The task force adopted the recommendation as amended and directed staff to clean up the language and prepare a coherent final draft for October’s formal vote.