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USING C.I.T AS A BASE AND
BUILDING ON IT!
The Benefits of a Mental Health
Liaison in your Police Department
Adding the Law Enforcement Perspective
Photo taken from Google Images
Photo taken from Google Images
We are all connected
Consumer
Caregiver
Mental Health Services
Law Enforcement
MHL
Homeless Outreach
Regional Center
Patients Right’s
NAMI &Mental Health
Association[FERC]
MobileCrisis
ResponseTeam
County Mental Health
Services
Psychiatric Intake Facility
County Jail:CJMH
&Sheriff’s
Office
County Law
EnforcementAgencies
D.A.’s Office
Multi-Disciplinary
Forensic Team
Mental Health Liaison
The Fine Print
Mental Health Liaison
Who could / should this be?
• Sworn vs. Civilian
• Agency specific vs. County wide
Benefits of dedicating a person…
• [If sworn] Credibility among rank and file regarding mental health challenges
• Consistent availability to attend meetings and / or trainings
• Opportunity to have meaningful partnerships
• Be the face to the mental health community which shows the dedication your department has to it citizens
• Build a foundation to grow relationships
• Occupy a seat at the Mental Health table
• Have a voice when County Mental Health service decisions are made
Everyone Taking Responsibility
Family Education & Resource Center 5150 Training for
Consumers
C.I.T. forPatrol
Family Education & Resource Center 5150 Training forFamily & Care Givers
C.I.T. for Dispatchers
Day to Day Tasks • Review Reports for accuracy and
recognize training points
• Identify high users of emergency services
• Available to members of your department for problem solving specific calls for service
Other Ideas to Incorporate
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OAKLAND POLICEDEPARTMENT
455 7th StreetOakland, CA 94607
Mental HealthResource Card
This resource card is being given to you by the Oakland Police Department in an effort to connect you,
your family, and/or caregivers to the resources available
for mental health care in Alameda County.
Chief’s Mental Health Advisory
Committee
Adopted from Long Beach PD
Quarterly meeting: Bringing Managers and heads of key mental health services to the table with a specific law enforcement agency
A way to inform the Chief of specific identified issues and use the time to brainstorm and create solutions in your department including policy changes
The Multi-Disciplinary Forensic Team
[MDFT]
A voluntary coalition of … Alameda County law enforcement agencies
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care
Services
Allied providers
Who agree to meet for the purpose
of assisting those individuals with Mental health challenges
Substance abuse
Co-occuring disorders.
The group focuses on high users of
emergency services who often require
police response for
due to chronic behaviors as a result of their disability.
welfare checks
involuntary hospitalizations
arrests
The team is committed to assisting those
individuals to connect [or re-connect] with
programs and services available to them.
Our goal is to encourage recovery and reduce
recidivism in psychiatric emergency services and
jails for the benefit of the individual, their loved
ones and the community.
Opportunities to Educate
–The Public–Consumers–Family / Caregivers
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Mobile Evaluation Team [M.E.T.]
• Modeled after the Long Beach PD Team
• Police Officer partnered with a clinician
• Mode of Transportation: Marked Police Car
• Primary Responsibility: Respond to 5150 calls for service
Coming: March 2014
Alameda County C.I.T. Newsletter
Newsletter Ideas• Feature articles from professionals and/or
county programs
• Highlight Upcoming training
• Informational Tips: How do you know a loved one is decompensating?
• What’s New – advertise new programs etc…
• “Resource of the Month”
• CIT Statistics– Officers Trained– Participating Departments
Involuntary Hospitalizations: 5 tools for Managing the
Crisis.
Presented by: Officer Jeff Shannon
Tool #1Use your Gut
Tool #2Inject Calm
Tool #3Communicate
Tool #4 Have a Plan
Tool # 5Have Partners
Working with Families & Consumers
Presented by: Annie Kim, Program Director, Family Education and Resource Center (FERC)
&Yaffa Alter, Empowerment Coordinator,
Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS)
Family Education &
Resource Center
• FERC is a component of Alameda County’s Community Services & Support Plan
• FERC is funded by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and operated by the Mental Health Association of Alameda County and under contract with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
“You Are Not Alone”
“We’ve Been There, We Can Help”
Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services
“We envision an authentically inclusive community that welcomes people with mental health and substance abuse issues, and their families, with equal opportunities to live, love, learn, lead, work, pray and play…
We see a community in which people with mental health issues are not defined by their diagnoses, but by the life they lead.”
Let’s Define….
Family Anyone who has care and concern for a loved one of any age with a mental health challenge ….
Parents, siblings, partners, friends, neighbors, roommate, colleague, etc
Consumer
An individual with personal lived experience of having a mental health challenge
Brief history of the Consumer movement
Myth: People with mental illness are violent and dangerous.
Reality: People with mental illness are no more violent than anyone else. Actually, people with mental illness are more likely to be the victims of violence than be violent.
TRUE OR FALSE?
MYTH People with mental
illness are less intelligent.
REALITY Mentally ill people
have average or above-average intelligence.
Myth: Recovery from mental illness is not possible.
Reality: With appropriate treatment, the majority of people with mental illness show genuine improvement over time and lead stable, productive lives.
Educating the Community – Ensuring Safety for All
• Pre-Crisis Plan AB 1424 form/brief history Identify early warning signs W.R.A.P. Support for FM/C
• Community Resources National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) Peer support Support groups (FM/C)
• Options Mobile crisis team Respite center Drop-off center
CALLING 9-1-1The 5 W’s
Educating the Community
Ensuring Safety for AllWHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
W___________?
Educating the Community – Ensuring Safety for All
• Preparing Before the Police Arrive Appoint 1 FM to share
information; meet them outside
Remove anything that can be perceived as a weapon
Turn-on lights Remove pets to a secure area
• When Police Arrive Present AB 1424 Listen & Follow Instructions
Sharing with You…
Recognizing…• We, both FM/Cs, are
not at our “best” during this time
• Traumatic for both• Cultural differences • Often times, calling
the police is a “last resort” – we are trying to change this
What Helps…• Softer voice tone• Eye contact• Assure: “I’m here to
help”• Asking:
– Preferred name?– Hobbies?– Supports?– History?
• Community Resources– NAMI– Family & Peer support
Words & Language
BEWARE
Words & Language
DISEASE
Words & Language
IMPOSSIBLE
Sharing My Story….
Let’s W.R.A.P. It Up!
Questions for Our Team?
Thank You for Choosing Our Workshop!
How You Can Reach Us!
• Officer Doria NeffOakland Police Department Oakland, CAMental Health LiaisonCounty C.I.T. Coordinator Email: [email protected]
• Officer Jeff ShannonBerkeley Police DepartmentBerkeley, CAEmail:
Phone: (510) 981-5779
• Annie KimFamily Education & Resource
CenterMain Office: 510.746.1700Warm-line: 888.896.3372Email: [email protected]
• Yaffa AlterPeers Envisioning and Engaging
in Recovery ServicesMain Office: 510.832.7337Email: [email protected]