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

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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: dneff@oaklandnet.com

• Officer Jeff ShannonBerkeley Police DepartmentBerkeley, CAEmail:

JShannon@ci.berkeley.ca.us

Phone: (510) 981-5779

• Annie KimFamily Education & Resource

CenterMain Office: 510.746.1700Warm-line: 888.896.3372Email: Annie@MHAAC.ORGwww.askferc.org

• Yaffa AlterPeers Envisioning and Engaging

in Recovery ServicesMain Office: 510.832.7337Email: Yalter@peersnet.orgwww.peersnet.org