When families call 911 for a loved one experiencing hallucinations, psychosis, paranoia, delusions, or a mental health crisis, they should receive trained mental health professionals—not an automatic law enforcement response. The Alex Paul Jordan Act seeks to create nationwide crisis response standards that prioritize mental health care, de-escalation, and life-saving intervention.

Why This Matters:

Alex Paul Jordan was experiencing a mental health crisis.

His family sought help because they were concerned about his well-being and safety. Like many families across America, they believed emergency services would provide the specialized care and intervention needed during a behavioral health emergency.

Instead, the situation ended in tragedy.

Alex’s story is not unique.

Across the United States, families continue to call 911 seeking help for loved ones experiencing hallucinations, psychosis, severe emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or other mental health emergencies. Too often, these situations are treated as law enforcement matters rather than medical crises.

Mental health emergencies require trained mental health professionals, crisis intervention specialists, and de-escalation experts.

The Alex Paul Jordan Act seeks to change how America responds to mental health crises and ensure that families receive the right response when they call for help.

What This Petition Calls For:

We call upon Congress to pass the Alex Paul Jordan Act and establish nationwide standards that:

✓ Create 24/7 mobile mental health crisis teams in every state.

✓ Require behavioral health screening by 911 dispatchers.

✓ Transfer qualifying mental health calls to trained crisis responders.

✓ Treat mental health emergencies as medical emergencies whenever possible.

✓ Establish the “Alex Paul Jordan Standard: Presence Does Not Equal Threat.”

✓ Distinguish between firsthand information, secondhand information, and speculation during emergency calls.

✓ Protect families’ right to request mental health crisis teams.

✓ Increase accountability and reporting regarding injuries and deaths occurring during mental health crisis responses.

✓ Expand access to crisis services in rural communities.

✓ Prioritize de-escalation, compassion, and treatment over force whenever safely possible.

Alex’s life mattered. His death demands change. By signing this petition, you are helping create a future where families seeking help during a mental health crisis receive the specialized care their loved ones need.

Honor Alex. Protect Others. Pass the Alex Paul Jordan Act.