The city on Wednesday will officially launch what it is calling a “neighborhood wellness court” in Kensington, an initiative in which police will arrest people who are openly using drugs, issue them summary citations, and then offer addiction treatment and diversionary services before a judge the same day.

Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a new strategy for addressing the drug crisis in Kensington: Wellness Court, a diversion program designed to get low-level drug offenders off the street and into treatment.