This lawsuit involves a challenge to the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) response to mental health crises. The plaintiffs, Ms. Gates and Ms. Stein, who are licensed social workers, allege that MPD officers have responded to these crises in an ineffective and inappropriate manner. They claim that officers have used intimidating language, spoken aggressively, and unnecessarily used handcuffs, causing increased anxiety and hindering subsequent clinical interventions. Ms. Gates witnessed or had detailed conversations about 15 incidents at an outpatient mental health clinic where MPD officers responded to mental health crises. She believes that officers provided effective and appropriate care only once, while in the remaining incidents, their actions were harmful and unnecessary. Similarly, Ms. Stein observed or had detailed conversations about 10 incidents at Children's National Hospital where MPD officers responded to young people experiencing mental health crises. She claims that officers never provided effective and appropriate care, instead using aggressive tones and physically evicting the young people from the hospital, preventing them from receiving needed care or leading to involuntary hospitalization. The lawsuit also cites specific incidents where MPD officers responded to mental health emergencies using unnecessary force and unwarranted legal actions. The plaintiffs argue that MPD officers often respond to mental health crises in ways that subject individuals to unnecessary force and legal actions, and they seek legal remedies for these alleged violations.