1. Anne Arundel County Safe Stations
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Anne Arundel County Safe Stations
Jennifer Corbin, Anne Arundel County Crisis Response
Lt. Steven Thomas, Anne Arundel County Police
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2. Anne Arundel Crisis Response
A system that operates 24 hours a day, 365 Days a year.
A Collaboration between Police and Mental Health
A Warm-line, Mobile Crisis Teams (MCT), Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), Crisis Case Management and Urgent Care Appointment Access
Access to our own DSS worker Monday - Friday

3. Warmline Not a hotline, but a warmline
Operators available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Support, resources and the interceptor for all calls
No wrong call

4. Mobile Crisis Teams (MCT)
Two-person team of Master’s level mental health professionals (Social Work, Counseling, Psychology)
Trained in Crisis Intervention Skills
Uniforms, Marked Vehicles, respond on police radio to police patrol calls for service.
Available 24/7, 365 Days a Year

5. Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT)
Complete integration of Crisis Response & Police Department
Two-person team consisting of a CIT trained Anne Arundel Police Officer and an Independently Licensed Master’s level mental health professional
Officers are in “soft uniforms” and unmarked “covert”cars
Operate Monday thru Friday from 8 AM to 11:00 PM and Saturday & Sunday 8 AM to 4 PM
Currently 1 Supervisory and an additional 4 Officer/Clinician teams.

6. Care Coordination Crisis Case Management intervention
Entitlements (food stamps, social security, insurance)
Housing
Appointments (Mental Health Care)
Transportation
Referrals to long term case management as needed

7. PAARI: The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative
Law enforcement has a front row seat to the opioid epidemic and are in a unique position to prevent overdose deaths
PAARI is a nonprofit that is the driving force behind the policing movement to create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery
Founded alongside the groundbreaking Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015
To date, PAARI has 435 law enforcement partners in 32 states
PAARI and our law enforcement partners are working towards a vision where non-arrest diversion programs are a standard community policing practice across the country

8. Program Goals
Utilize law enforcement’s front row seat to the opioid crisis to prevent overdose deaths and remove barriers to treatment and recovery
Remove barriers to access
Lack of a simple entry point
Lack of immediate access 24/7 (treatment on demand)
Lack of transportation
Inability to pay for treatment
Shame and stigma when seeking help
Treatment capacity
Reframe addiction as a disease not a crime that needs treatment not jail i.e. “we cannot arrest our way out of this”
Reduce crime, especially property crime
Reduce health care and criminal justice costs

9. How PAARI Started
GPD Angel Program caught national attention and sparked community policing movement – Added a new tool to officers’ toolkit
PAARI was founded as a 501c3 nonprofit organization to help law enforcement and public safety agencies design and implement programs that build pathways and entry points to treatment
Membership is free and open to any law enforcement agency that believes addiction is a disease not a crime that needs treatment not jail

10. Our Current Network of Law Enforcement Partners

11. Safe Stations
Monday, March 6, 2017 all partners met and agreed more had to be done.
Anne Arundel County Police & Fire Departments.
Annapolis City Police & Fire Departments.
Anne Arundel County Crisis Response.
Anne Arundel County States Attorney’s Office.
Anne Arundel County Health Department.
BWMC & AAMC
It was anticipated that five people a week would go to a Firehouse or Police Station for help from addiction.

12. Safe Stations
Any Anne Arundel County resident can go to any Police or Fire Station in Anne Arundel County or the City of Annapolis and we will help them with their recovery.

13. Safe Stations
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including weekends and holidays.
Available when someone with addiction wants help. It is when they are ready for change, whenever that moment occurs.

14. Fire Department
The Fire Department creates a welcoming environment to help.
The Fire Department completes a medical assessment assuring the physical health of the person.
The Fire Department transports them to the hospital when necessary or stays with them, having compassion, while they await a CRS (Crisis Response) clinician.

15. Safe Stations
Substance abuse treatment generally is not available 24/7.
The CRS Clinician assures patient is safe, while a recovery plan is formulated.
The client may stay with a family member, friend or in temporary stabilization bed, while they are awaiting treatment.
Their individual treatment plan is developed based on their specific needs and concerns.

16. Safe Stations
CRS Clinician connects them to Mental Health treatment when appropriate.
CRS provides assistance with obtaining benefits, including health insurance and food stamps.
CRS helps with obtaining ID’s, birth certificate and social security cards.
CRS provides whatever social supports are needed.

17. Safe Stations
CIT eliminates barriers and roadblocks from the Criminal Justice System to obtaining treatment.
Warrants are quashed and summons issued using “common sense.”
Court dates are postponed until treatment is completed.
Referrals are made to both Circuit and District Drug Court Programs.

18. Safe Stations
While in recovery, they attend Court to face their consequences for past behavior when they are no longer in active addiction or withdrawal with a clear mind.
CIT Officers attend Court and advocate for their recovery.
They now embrace the police with their recovery instead of running from the police due to their addiction.

19. Safe Stations
Care Coordinators and Peer Support Specialists assist them in their recovery throughout the entire process.
They are assigned a Care Coordinator if they are co-occurring with mental health concerns.
They are assigned a Peer Support Specialist if their primary concern is substance abuse.

20. Safe Stations
Care Coordinators and Peer Support Specialists advocate for them and are their social support with their recovery.
Care Coordinators and Peer Support Specialists assure placement in Recovery Housing upon completion of treatment.
Care Coordinators and Peer Support Specialists facilitate connection to their preexisting social supports prior to their addiction.

21. Safe Stations Video

22. Clinician Assessments
Safe Stations
Clinician Assessments
April 20, 2017 to June 30, 2018
Month Assessments Not a resident Repeat AA Resident
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Total

23. Safe Stations 14 months April 20 2017 through June 2018 939 730 84 125
Total Assessments A.A. County Residents Non-residents Repeats
Of the 730 Anne Arundel County Residents 541 (74%) were linked to treatment.
Of the 541 linked to treatment 312 (58%) completed treatment and are in recovery for 60 days with social supports.

24. Crime Statistics BEFORE and AFTER Safe Stations
May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017 vs. May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018
5/1/16-4/30/17 5/1/17-4/30/18
Assaults 1,447 1,450 NO CHANGE
Robberies % INCREASE
Burglaries 1,824 1, % DECREASE
Thefts 4, , % DECREASE
Thefts From Autos 3,000 2, % DECREASE
Overdoses 1,079 1,037 4% DECREASE
Narcotics Violations 2,993 3, % INCREASE

25. Stay in Touch Jennifer Corbin Anne Arundel County Crisis Response
Lieutenant Steven Thomas
Anne Arundel County Police