fy2015-jmhcp-le-assistance-webinar by CSG Justice Center

FY 2015 Jus+ce and Mental Health Collabora+on Program (JMHCP) Law Enforcement Assistance Webinar Council of State Governments Jus4ce Center Law Enforcement Program

March 4, 2015

Presenters •  Cynthea Kimmelman-DeVries Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Program, CSG Justice Center •  Danica Binkley Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) •  Jerry Murphy Director, Law Enforcement Program, CSG Justice Center •  Eilene Flory C.I.T. Coordinator, Bend Police Department, OR •  Jenna Savage Senior Research Coordinator, Boston Police Department, MA 2

Presenta+on outline •  •  •  •

Brief overview of JMHCP FY15 Solicita4on Law Enforcement Priority Considera4ons Overview of Specialized Police Responses Examples of Law Enforcement Grant Programs •  Bend Police Department •  Boston Police Department

•  Ques4ons and Discussion •  Addi4onal Resources

Ques+on and Answer Session •  Please type your ques4ons into the Q&A box on the lower right hand side of the screen.

Brief overview of JMHCP •  Purpose of program: Increase public safety through innova4ve cross-‐system collabora4on for individuals with mental illness or co-‐occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. •  The JMHCP is authorized by the Mentally Ill Oﬀender Treatment and Crime Reduc4on Act (PL 108-‐414) and the Mentally Ill Oﬀender Treatment and Crime Reduc4on Reauthoriza4on and Improvement Act (PL 110-‐416). 5

Brief overview of JMHCP •  Program Uses: •  Providing appropriate services for system-‐involved individuals with mental illnesses •  Providing specialized training programs for criminal jus4ce and mental health personnel. •  Improving law enforcement strategies to respond to individuals with mental illnesses. •  Making available diversion op4ons such as mental health courts, alterna4ve prosecu4on and sentencing programs, pre-‐trial services, or other court-‐ based programs. •  Providing transi4onal services for those with mental illnesses who are incarcerated or reentering the community from a correc4onal ins4tu4on. 6

Brief overview of FY2015 Solicita+on Grant Categories Category II: Planning & Implementa4on •  Funding amount: $250,000 •  Project period: 36 Months Category III: Expansion •  Funding amount: $200,000 •  Project period: 24 Months

Brief overview of FY2015 Solicita+on The Fiscal Year 2015 solicita4on can be accessed at: hcps://www.bja.gov/Funding/15JMHCPsol.pdf For a more detailed review, please join us on Thursday, March 12, 2015 @ 2-‐3 pm (ET) for the FY2015 Jus+ce and Mental Health Collabora+on Program Grant Applica+on Assistance Webinar 8

Law Enforcement Priority Considera+ons Implemen4ng or expanding specialized law enforcement strategies that are tailored to the needs of people with mental disorders. This may include, but is not limited to, a combina4on of the following: 1.  Developing specialized receiving or diversion centers 2.  Developing or enhancing computerized informa4on systems 3.  Developing or expanding law enforcement-‐mental health programs 4.  Conduc4ng a local evalua4on (see pg. 11 of FY2015 Solicita+on for more informa+on)

1. Developing specialized receiving or diversion centers: •  For individuals in custody of law enforcement •  To assess for suicide risk and mental health or co-‐ occurring mental health and substance use treatment needs •  To refer to or provide appropriate evalua4on or treatment services.

2. Developing or enhancing computerized informa+on systems: •  To provide 4mely informa4on to law enforcement and other criminal jus4ce system personnel •  To improve the response to incidents involving people with mental disorders and co-‐occurring substance use disorders, •  That fosters the systema4c analysis of incidents involving people with mental disorders and co-‐occurring substance use disorders.

3. Developing or expanding law enforcement-‐ mental health programs: •  Such as: •  Co-‐responder programs •  Crisis Interven4on Teams •  For responding to incidents involving people with mental disorders and co-‐occurring substance use disorders •  In which law enforcement and mental health professionals collaborate to make decisions that balance the needs of individuals with mental disorders with public safety. 12

4. Conduc+ng a local evalua+on: •  Of an exis4ng specialized response program, such as a Crisis Interven4on Team •  Applicants are encouraged to consider a partnership with a local research organiza4on that can assist with data collec4on, performance measurement, and local evalua4on (see pg. 11 of FY2015 Solicita+on for more informa+on)

Specialized Police Response Programs •  Law enforcement agencies partnering with mental health agencies and community groups to design and implement programs to improve encounters involving people with mental disorders. •  These “specialized police responses” (SPRs) should produce becer outcomes for these encounters by training responders to use crisis de-‐escala4on strategies and priori4ze treatment over incarcera4on when appropriate. 15

Specialized Police Response Goals •  Prevent unnecessary incarcera4on and/or hospitaliza4on of mentally ill individuals. •  Provide alternate care in the least restric4ve environment through a coordinated and comprehensive system-‐wide approach. •  Prevent the duplica4on of mental health services. •  Facilitate the speedy return of police patrol units to patrol ac4vi4es. 16

Specialized Police Response Varie+es •  Crisis Interven+on Teams: A self-‐selected cadre of officers trained to iden4fy signs and symptoms of mental illness, deescalate the situa4on and bring the person in crisis to an efficient, round-‐the clock treatment center. •  Co-‐responder Teams: A specially-‐trained officer pairs with a mental health professional to respond to the scene of mental health emergencies. •  Follow-‐up teams: Specially trained officers work closely with mental health partners to iden4fy people who repeatedly come to the acen4on of police to develop long-‐term solu4ons.

Bend, OR Police Department Eilene Flory C.I.T. Coordinator, Bend Police Department, OR

Filling the Gaps Community Deﬁcits Recognized

Sequen+al Intercept Mapping Workshop Developed comprehensive picture through criminal jus+ce system along ﬁve dis+nct intercept points

Iden+ﬁed gaps in service

Find Funding to address these limita+ons 20

Program Goals The primary goal is to improve the current Deschutes County CIT’s ability to increase public safety by promo4ng posi4ve interac4ons between individuals with mental illness or co-‐occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders and law enforcement oﬃcers through:

TRAINING

EDUCATION

COLLABORATION / DATA COLLECTION DIVERSION 21

Why is this Important? Officer and Consumer Safety

Better Use of Community Resources

Reduce community costs

Decrease the number of arrests

Provide Officers with training and support to improve outcomes

Promote stakeholder collaboration

Increase opportunities for diversion

Reduce risk of potentially violent situations

Improve identification of mental illness and appropriate resources 22

Program Accomplishments Total # of oﬃcers CIT trained= 48 Total # of other public safety personnel CIT trained = 20 •  EMS = 5 •  Campus Security = 5 •  Hospital Security = 4 •  NAMI = 2 •  MCAT workers (Mobile Crisis Assessment Team) = 3 •  Uma4lla County Mental Health = 1 Total CIT trained under grant funds = 68

Program Accomplishments “Since receiving CIT training, I have used it on many occasions…ok, let’s be honest, I use it a lot. I found myself not only using it for people that I suspect AMI, but on daily contacts as well. “ Evan Kennedy, Sunriver PD

“I would very much recommend this training to all oﬃcers. For me, it gave me insight in to what a person in crisis is dealing with and how to beIer talk to the person. UlKmately, it gave me more empathy and understanding of how to try and help the person.” Lieutenant Brian Kindel, Bend PD

Boston, MA Police Department Jenna Savage Senior Research Coordinator, Boston Police Department, MA

Program Goals 1)  Provide comprehensive crisis interven4on services to persons in Area E experiencing a mental health crisis by oﬀering a rapid, sensi4ve and skilled co-‐response of Boston police oﬃcer(s) and a BEST clinician. 2)  Decrease arrests and imprisonment of persons experiencing a mental health crisis. 3)  Reduce City of Boston resources spent on unnecessary arrest or hospitaliza4on of persons experiencing a mental health crisis. 4)  Improve police response to Emo4onally Disturbed Persons (EDPs). 5)  Rou4nely include BEST in 911 responses to non-‐violent mental health-‐related calls. 27

Program Components/ Features •  One full-‐4me mental health clinician shared across Districts E-‐5, E-‐13 and E-‐18 •  Clinician and co-‐responding oﬃcer respond to mental health-‐ related calls for service •  Clinician can assess on spot and take steps as needed •  Clinician provides on-‐site mental health assessment at the district sta4ons

•  Increasing collabora4on across BPD, BEST and EMS, par4cularly for proac4vely addressing “high u4lizers” •  SafetyNet/LoJack for those in need

Program Challenges •  Diﬃculty responding across large geographic area •  Co-‐responding car s4ll goes to other, non-‐mental health-‐related calls •  Sustainability •  Data collec4on and evalua4on

Program Accomplishments •  Model took root in Area E faster than in Area B (pilot site) •  Increased awareness, buy-‐in and support from BPD leadership and oﬃcers •  96 diversions from emergency department since Area E clinician hired, saving approximately $384,000 •  148 diversions from arrest •  Becer tracking for individuals who tend to wander

Summary

Bring together LE and MH systems for eﬀec4ve collabora4ve strategies

Facilitate improvements in policies and procedures to increase diversion and reduce recidivism

Improve data collec4on and informa4on sharing protocols 31

Ques+on and Answer Session •  Please type your ques4ons into the Q&A box on the lower right hand side of the screen.

Addi+onal Resources •  FY2015 Solicita4on: hcps://www.bja.gov/Funding/15JMHCPsol.pdf •  Informa4on on JMHCP: hcps://www.bja.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?Program_ID=66 •  BJA Grant Wri4ng Manual: hcps://www.bja.gov/Publica4ons/GrantWri4ngManual.pdf •  Council of State Governments Jus4ce Center: hcp://csgjus4cecenter.org/mental-‐health

Ques+ons For technical assistance with submipng an applica4on, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-‐518-‐4726 or 606-‐545-‐5035, or via e-‐mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of opera4on are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirement of this solicita4on, contact the Na4onal Criminal Jus4ce Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-‐free at 1-‐800-‐851-‐3420; via TTY at 301-‐240-‐6310 (hearing impaired only); email responsecenter@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-‐240-‐5830; or web chat at hcps:// webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of opera4on are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern 4me, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern 4me on the solicita4on close date.

Thank You The webinar recording & PowerPoint presenta4on will be available on hcp://csgjus4cecenter.org/mental-‐health within a few days. This material was developed by the presenters for this webinar. Presenta4ons are not externally reviewed for form or content & as such, the statements within reﬂect the views of the authors & should not be considered the oﬃcial posi4on of the Bureau of Jus4ce Assistance, Jus4ce Center, the members of the Council of State Governments, or funding agencies suppor4ng the work.