Mental Health Commission
October 10, 2013

 Brief History
 Full Program —NOT JUST TRAINING
 Three parts of CIT
 Additional Training for Law Enforcement
 CIT Council-Problem solving and
Collaboration
 Jail Diversion Program

 Improve the services to the mentally ill within our community
 Improve collaboration and communication among mental health providers and first responders
 Identify the mentally ill within our community that could be better served by treatment than by incarceration

 Give police officers the tools they need to handle crisis intervention
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Increase knowledge of mental illness
Increase knowledge of community resources
Teach skills in de-escalation
Increase officer and bystander safety awareness

 Quick fix to mental health problems in our community
 Only a training program for law enforcement
 A commitment to never use force against the mentally ill

 Should be approximately one-half law enforcement
 Should have a representative from advocacy groups, mental health providers, mental health courts, probate council, juvenile, family member
 Should be a manageable number
 Serves as a means to organize a large group of individuals/agencies involved in CIT

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Three CPD officers
Three BCSD officers
Two MUPD officers
Mental Health Court
NAMI-Tim Harlan
University Hospital--Annette McDonald
Hospital Security--Randy Boehm
Boone County Legal Counsel--C.J. Dykhouse
Mid-Mo and DMH--Robert Reitz
Boone County Juvenile Office--Cindy Garrett
Burrell-Annie Juvie

 Coordinating body of CIT Council
 Actively participate in the work of the committees
 Coordinate commitment to work toward 24/7
CIT officer availability
 Serves as a review board that meets and discusses individual cases and formulates recommendations as needed
 Assign projects to the committees as needed
 Public Information source for the CIT Program

 Law Enforcement/Courts
 Mental Health Providers/Medical
 Juvenile
 Family/Consumers
 Training

 Write and approve CIT Policy for involved police agencies
 CIT reporting
 Identify the best way to get law violators with mental illness involved in mental health court if appropriate
 Information sharing between L.E., P & P, and the courts

 Smooth process for involuntary/voluntary commitments
 Getting information to first responders about available resources
 Develop/strengthen law enforcement, hospital, provider linkages
 Recommend emergency department policy for
CIT incidents
 Look at the issue of crisis bed shortages
 Information sharing

 Identifying those in need of services at youngest possible age
 Coordination of available resources for juveniles
 Information Sharing
 Training officers in the issues surrounding young mentally ill consumers

 Teaching officers about available resources for family members
 Advocates
 Giving feedback to officers on specific interventions
 Family/consumer panels
 Suggestion of issues to the CIT Council

 Develop and coordinate the 40 hour training for law enforcement
 Develop familiarization programs for dispatchers, supervisors and other first responders
 Actively search for speakers and training opportunities for CIT

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Totality of the circumstances must meet criteria for imminent harm.
 RSMo 632.305 Detention for evaluation and treatment, who may request--procedure--duration--disposition after application.
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 3. A mental health coordinator may request a peace officer to take or a peace officer may take a person into custody for detention for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed ninety-six hours only when such mental health coordinator or peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that such person is suffering from a mental disorder and that the likelihood of serious harm by such person to himself or others is imminent unless such person is immediately taken into custody.

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Imminent Harm DMH 132 Form - Law
Enforcement
 Application for 96 Hour Detention and
Evaluation DMH 128 – Family
Member/Caregiver/Probate

 Thank You!!