Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving &

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI Prison re-alignment 75% prisoners are being treated for antisocial personality disorder Returning veterans with PTSD USA Today article - 200,000 returning war vets Vanguard –Soldiers in Prisons Generation growing up on medication Mood stabilizers – Lithium Economy/ Social Safety Net/Perfect Storm

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI 5150 Welfare Institution Code 647f Penal Code Increase in illegal narcotic/alcohol abuse and “deinstitutionalization” contributes to homeless population (self medicated) Suicide by cop Officer Safety

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI

Oscar GrantJan 2009 Jason JohnsonJune 2010 Fred CollinsJuly 2010 Charles HillJuly 2011

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI

NAMI Basics Family to Family Peer to Peer CIT

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI CIT or “Memphis Model” Developed in 1988 Community partnership between the police, mental health providers, National Alliance of the Mentally Ill (NAMI), and mental health consumers Provides specially trained officers with 40 hrs. of the best quality of training available so they can respond to a crisis situation involving individuals suffering from mental illness

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI Training Benefits -Crisis response is immediate -Arrests and use of force decreased -Underserved consumers are identified by officers and provided with care -Patience violence and use of restraints in the ER decreased -Officers better trained in verbal de-escalation -Officer’s injuries during crisis declined -Officer recognition and community appreciation increased -Cost savings ************

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI Some best practices to consider: -Train all personnel -Train FTO’s -Less Lethal -Body cameras -Is there a policy? (Slow the call down) -Mental Health Outreach Worker -Network/NAMI

Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving/NAMI QUESTIONS