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USING C.I.T AS A BASE AND BUILDING ON IT!

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. Consumer. Law Enforcement. Caregiver. MHL. Mental Health Services.

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USING C.I.T AS A BASE AND BUILDING ON IT!

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  1. USING C.I.T AS A BASE ANDBUILDING ON IT!

  2. The Benefits of a Mental Health Liaison in your Police Department Adding the Law Enforcement Perspective Photo taken from Google Images

  3. Photo taken from Google Images

  4. Consumer Law Enforcement Caregiver MHL Mental Health Services

  5. The Fine Print

  6. MentalHealthLiaison Who could / should this be? • Sworn vs. Civilian • Agency specific vs. County wide

  7. Benefitsof 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

  8. 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 seatat the Mental Health table • Have a voicewhen County Mental Health service decisions are made

  9. Everyone Taking Responsibility Family Education & Resource Center 5150 Training for Consumers C.I.T. for Patrol Family Education & Resource Center 5150 Training for Family & Care Givers C.I.T. for Dispatchers

  10. 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

  11. Other Ideas to Incorporate Photo taken from Google Images

  12. OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT 455 7th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Mental Health Resource 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.

  13. 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

  14. The Multi-Disciplinary Forensic Team [MDFT] A voluntary coalition of … • Alameda County law enforcement agencies • Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services • Allied providers

  15. Who agree to meet for the purpose of assisting those individuals with • Mental health challenges • Substance abuse • Co-occuring disorders.

  16. The group focuses on high users of emergency services who often require police response for • welfare checks • involuntary hospitalizations • arrests due to chronic behaviors as a result of their disability.

  17. 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.

  18. Opportunities to Educate • The Public • Consumers • Family / Caregivers Photo taken from Google Images

  19. 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

  20. Alameda County C.I.T. Newsletter

  21. 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

  22. Involuntary Hospitalizations:5 tools for Managing the Crisis. Presented by: Officer Jeff Shannon

  23. Tool #1Use your Gut

  24. Tool #2Inject Calm

  25. Tool #3Communicate

  26. Tool #4 Have a Plan

  27. Tool # 5Have Partners

  28. 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)

  29. 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”

  30. 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.”

  31. Let’s Define…. Family Consumer An individual with personal lived experience of having a mental health challenge Brief history of the Consumer movement 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

  32. 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.

  33. TRUE OR FALSE? MYTH REALITY Mentally ill people have average or above-average intelligence. • People with mental illness are less intelligent.

  34. 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.

  35. 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

  36. CALLING 9-1-1The 5 W’s Educating the Community Ensuring Safety for All WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN W___________?

  37. 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

  38. Sharing with You… Recognizing… 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 • 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

  39. Words & Language BEWARE

  40. Words & Language DISEASE

  41. Words & Language IMPOSSIBLE

  42. Sharing My Story….

  43. Let’s W.R.A.P. It Up!

  44. Questions for Our Team?

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