The responsibilities of the DCR include investigating cases of adults and juveniles believed to have a behavioral health disorder and to be a danger to themselves, others, property, and/or who are gravely disabled. Incumbents determine whether these persons should be involuntarily detained for treatment under RCW 71.05 and RCW 71.34 and coordinate cases through the legal system. The DCR team provides investigation services for involuntary detention on a 24-hour-a-day basis and must be able to meet with and interview patients in a variety of physical locations with difficult access, such as apartments on upper floors with no elevator service, alleys, parks, homeless camps, and under bridges. Incumbents must also be able to anticipate and respond to threats by potentially hostile or violent patients. The crisis and Commitment Services unit's mission is to provide quality care and to protect public safety while maintaining individual rights by attempting to resolve the crisis in the least restrictive manner.