BART crisis intervention specialists reduce security incidents on transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), the transportation authority serving San Francisco, has instituted a new crisis intervention program to prevent security incidents inside trains and stations.
Crisis Intervention Specialists are unarmed BART Police Department (BPD) employees who have a background in social services. Their mission is to proactively ride trains and walk platforms to respond to reports of people in the BART system who are experiencing a crisis with mental health, a lack of housing or drug issues and connect them with services.