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ImprovingRelationshipsbetweenPoliceandtheMentalHealthCommunity
May25,2016DwayneMayes,MentalHealthAssociationWestchester
BrendaVezina,CentralMassRecoveryLearningCommunityAlanGreen,MentalHealthAssociationNebraskaSergeantJohnWalsh,LincolnPoliceDepartment
ModeratedbyOryxCohen,NationalEmpowermentCenter
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Archive
ThisWebinarwillberecorded.ThePowerPointpresentationandtheaudiorecordingoftheteleconferencewillbepostedtotheNECwebsiteat:http://www.power2u.org
www.emotional-cpr.org
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Questions?
Attheendofthewebinar,therewillbeaQ&Asession.Youareinvitedtoaskquestionsatanytimethroughthe“question”function.Questionswillbetakenintheordertheyarereceived.
www.emotional-cpr.org
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Today’sAgenda:
1. Housekeeping,background,andspeakerintroductions– OryxCohen
2. DwayneMayes3. BrendaVezina4. AlanGreenandSergeantJohnWalsh5. Q&A
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• Policekillsomeoneinmentaloremotionalcrisisevery36hoursinthiscountry
• Overhalfofallpeoplekilledbythepolicehavebeendiagnosedwithsometypeofmentalillness
Background:TheBadNews
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• Whenpeershaveanestablishedrelationshipwithpoliceand/orthepolicearetrainedinpracticessuchasCITorEmotionalCPR,theexperiencevastlyimprovesandtragedycanbeaverted.
• TheInternationalAssociationofChiefsofPolicerecommendbothCITandEmotionalCPR
www.emotional-cpr.org
Background:TheGoodNews
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ImprovingRelationshipsBetweenPoliceandtheMentalHealth
Community
APeerPerspective
DwayneJ.MayesCoordinatorofPeerServices
MentalHealthAssociationofWestchester,Inc.
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Who/WhatistheMentalHealthCommunity?
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SelectiveLawEnforcement:IntersectionofInjustice,Disabilityand
HumanRights
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SocialContextofPoliceIntervention
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Perceptions…PublicandPolice
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Whenisanemotionalcrisisathreattopublicsafety?
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CrisisInterventionTraining(NYC)http://www.ccitnyc.org/
1.911operatorscandispatchCITtrainedofficerstoEDPcalls2.550Officershavebeentrainedsincesummer20153.Goalisforatleast5500city-wideofficerstobetrained4.Trainingisvoluntary5.32hoursoftrainingspreadover4days6.HopetobuildaJailDiversionCenterinHarlem,SouthBronxorBrooklyn7.HopetohaveCITintheNYPDacademyby2017
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CrisisInterventionTraining(WestchesterCounty)
• WehavebeendeliveringCITTrainingtoofficersinaregionalacademyformatsince2006. Roughguess,average40officersperyearfor10years,some400officers.
• NewRochellePoliceDepartmenthastrainedalloftheirCriticalIncidentUnitofficersaswellasthosepatrolofficersthatmightbecalledtosupporttheirCIU.
• WehaveacollaborativeinitiativewiththeCityofWhitePlainswithamentalhealthprofessionalembeddedintotheirDepartment. WecallitthePoliceMentalHealthOutreachTeam. Itisaco-responsemodelsimilartotheLAPD’sCaseAssessmentManagementProgram. Theyalsohaveover30%oftheirofficersCITtrained.
• WehaveamirrorcollaborativeinitiativewiththeCityofYonkersPoliceDepartmentinthe4thPrecinct. Co-responsemodelwithoneCountystaffmemberembeddedintothe4th.
• ThosearethepoliceagenciesthatIknowhavedonesomethingsubstantial. Myguessisthatinsomeoftheotherpolicedepartmentslike,Scarsdaleforexample,isaPoliceOfficerwhohastakenthetrainingtobecometheirCITofficer.
• WehaverunclassesinOrange,Putnam,Dutchess andUlsterandBronxcounties. WehadaclassrecentlyinthePoliceAcademyofWestchester.
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What’snext?• ExpansionofAcademyTraining• IncreasedcollaborationwithMobileCrisisTeams• MoreofficerstrainedinCIT• Enhancedabilityfor911Dispatcherstolocatetrainedofficers
• Feed-backfromthefirstresponders
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TheCentralMassRecoveryLearningCommunity/Kivacenter
209Shrewbury Street,Worcester,Ma
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Thecommunityandtheconnectionwiththelocallaw
enforcement• TheWorcesterPoliceForceandtheRecoveryLearningCommunitywork
sidebysidetolessentraumawhenlawenforcementintersectswithapersonwithamentalhealthcondition.
• TheCITProgramanditsleadersrecognizethevalueofcommunityrelationshipsandsharinglivedexperience.
Together,theCITOfficersandthePeerCommunityworktowardmakingitsafertoaccessservicessuchasSubstanceAbuseInterventionClinicsandconnectpeoplewithpeerstoavoidatraumaticinstanceand/ora911hospitalintervention
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• Wearebuildingtrustingrelationshipsbetweenuniformedpoliceandourcommunity,basedonthetruththatallpeoplearesubjecttoPostTraumaticStressDisorder-comingfroman“equalpeople-differentroles”perspectiveisnotthenormforpeopleinpowerandweworktoreducepowerdifferentialstoexposethehumanityandcompromiseinsituationswhentheycanberelievedbysuch
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• …Thenthereisbetweenobesityanddiabetes,2/3ofpeoplewhostrugglewithsubstanceabusereportbeingabusedaschildren.
• ThatmeansthattheWaronDrugsisaWaronTraumatizedpeoplewhojustneedhelp----#endthedrugwar
• WhentheCentralMassRLCdiscoveredthat95%ofitsparticipantsdeclaresometraumaintheirlivesorchildhoods,wedecidedtoexposethistruthagainstallsupport.Therapists,doctors,etcwarnedusnottotalkabouttrauma,yet,wefindthattalkingabouttraumareducesnotonlysymptomsorbehaviors,itcreatesalevelofresilience!!!!
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• Weworktogetherwithourlawenforcementtoreduceharmtoourcommunitymembersbypromotinganatmosphereofself-awarenessandself-careallwhilecreatinginclusivecommunities.
• Whensomethingoccursinourarea,thepolice,becauseofourongoingcommunicationandneighborhoodvisibility,respondinamoretraumasensitivewayleadingthepersontohelpratherthantofurthertraumaticexposure.
• ThesimplefactsarethattheCrisisInterventionTeamofficersapproachinplainclothes,nobadgesorweaponsexposedandtheypulltheirvehicletoaproperparkingspaceratherthantodrawattentiontoamarkedpolicecarandstigmatizeourcenterorfrightenourmembers.
• WelookforwardtocontinuingourworkwiththeCITPrograminallcountiesandarecurrentlyexpandingtoSouthbridge,Mass
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• Itisalsoourexperiencetoask“WhatHappenedtoYou?”ratherthan“What’sWrongwithyou?”
• Itisthehumanconnectionthatfacilitatesthemostpositiveoutcomeandtheunderstandingoftheimpactoflanguage--
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AnEffectivePartnership:TheUltimateWin-Win
AlanGreen,MHA-NESergeantJohnWalsh,LPD
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Collaborationin:TrainingLawEnforcementAcademyFocusingonidentification, engagementandreferraloptions
LPDIn-ServiceTraining
BHThreatAssessmentAnnualtrainingforNebraskalawenforcementofficers,FBI,USMarshals
NEDOCSResiliency,dealingwithtraumaforCOs
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Collaborationin:CrisisDiversion
R.E.A.L.Program:
Respond,Empower,Advocate,Listen
Utilizesaproactiveapproachandlivedexperiencetosupportpersonswhohavenon-criminalinteraction(s)withLPD.
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TheNumbers...1,311individualsreferredtoR.E.A.L.byLPD(asof2.9.16)
782contactedbyR.E.A.L.peers(60%)
452acceptedR.E.A.L.services(58%)
302LPDofficersmakingreferrals
Supportservicesincludeshort&longtermpeersupport,referraltoappropriatecommunityservices
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“Thisprogramisthelifebloodofwhatwedo.”–LPDChiefJimPeschong
“Thisprogramisthemostinvaluabletoolthatstreetofficershave.”– LPDOfficerMelissaRipley
“300policeofficersrarelyagreeonanything,buttheyagreeonthevalueofthisprogram.”TomCasady,CityofLincolnPublicSafetyDirector
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MorefromLPD...
“ThecommentI’vereceivedmostoftenfromofficersisthatinthepastthey‘keptgoingoutontheguytimeaftertimebutafterreferralweneverseethemagain’.”
“It’spersonalandthepeerstrulycare.Theyunderstandtheimportanceofnaturalconsequences.Theselfdirectedapproachallowsforbuy-inandownershipofaddressingverycomplexissues.”
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ContactUs
NationalEmpowermentCenterWeb:www.power2u.orgEmail:[email protected]:1-800-power-2-u@oryxcohen