Dayton Crisis Intervention Team

Quick Facts:

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Dayton Police Dept
Approximate number of officers in agency:
400
Primary specialized response:
Police officers are trained to provide crisis intervention services and to act as liaisons to the mental health system.
Program start year:
2005 or earlier
Total number of officers in program:
app 50 in the Dayton PD

Dayton Crisis Intervention Team

Contact:

Name:
Patty Tackett
Title:
Homicide Detective and Cit Coordinator
Organization:
Dayton Police Department
Address:
335 West Third Street
Dayton, OH
Phone:
937-333-1149

Agency Information

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Dayton Police Dept
Type of government that operates law enforcement agency:
Township
Approximate number of officers in agency:
400

Specialized Response Description

Program start year:
2005 or earlier
Primary specialized response:
Police officers are trained to provide crisis intervention services and to act as liaisons to the mental health system.
Secondary specialized response:
Mental health professionals partner with law enforcement officers to provide on-scene crisis intervention and referral.
Background information:
We actually implemeneted to prgram simultaneously with the start of the Dayton Mental Health Court. In our classes we not only have law enforcement but half of the class is involved in the mental health community or also in the criminal justice community such as probation/prosecutors etc...We also traing other Police Depts.
Total number of officers in program:
app 50 in the Dayton PD
Number of people with mental illness served:
More than 500
Catchment area:
The entire jurisdiction
Funding source(s):
  • Police Department
  • Community Mental Health Service Provider
  • Private foundation grant funding

    • Program Partners and Personnel

    Existence of planning and oversight committee:
    Yes, currently
    Committee participants:
    • Law enforcement line-level staff
    • Law enforcement supervisory-level staff
    • Law enforcement leadership
    • Mental health (and/or substance abuse) line-level staff
    • Mental health (and/or substance abuse) supervisory-level staff
    • Mental health (and/or substance abuse) leadership
    • Consumers of mental health services
    • Family members of consumers
    • Advocates
    Mental health or advocacy agencies that participate in program:
    too many to name
    Written agreement of roles and procedures:
    Yes
    Recruitment and selection:
    we started out volunteering and selecting now its volunteer
    Program coordinator/boundary spanner
    there is 1 law enforcement coordinator and 1 mental health coordinator
    myself for law enforcement and Dr Ann Morrison from the county ADAMHS Board

    Training on Mental Health Issues

    Types of training on mental health issues:
  • Pre-service training for new recruits at the academy
  • 4
  • Advanced in-service training for select patrol officers
  • 40
  • Advanced in-service training for dispatchers and / or call takers
  • 40
    • Number of officers who receive advanced training:
    51-100
    Groups who conducts advanced training:
  • Police officers
  • Mental health professionals (crisis workers)
  • Medical professionals (doctors or nurses)
  • Consumers
  • Community members
  • Advocates
  • Family member of a person with mental illness
    • Advanced training topics:
    • Recognizing symptoms of mental illness, and clinical issues
    • Co-occurring disorders
    • Psychiatric medications
    • Community resources (mental health services, etc.)
    • Legal issues concerning individuals with mental illness
    • Legal issues concerning police officer liability
    • De-escalation techniques
    • Less lethal use of force options
    • Suicide prevention
    • The role of families and other supports in mental health treatment and recovery
    Advanced training methods:
  • Presentations (including panels, lectures, and/or PowerPoints)
  • Role plays
  • Site visits to community mental health facilities
  • Ride-alongs
  • Videotapes
  • Virtual reality/computerized simulations of mental illness symptoms
    • Other information on training:
    I think that it is important that the class includes mental health workers. It gives both professional different perspectives and had worked in a very positive way in dayton

    Response Procedures

    Standardized dispatch questions:
    No
    Dispatch documentation:
  • Document in central computer database used for all calls, such as a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system
    • Incident documentation by responding officer:
  • Record information on a form used only for mental health calls
  • Record information in a field encounter form, or other form used to document every citizen encounter
  • Record information in an arrest report
    • Use of information on individuals' mental illness stored in police records:
    however necessary
    Mental health professional available to support police responder:
  • Yes, both on-site and remotely
    • Officers permitted to transport people with mental illness to services when:
    • The person has volunteered to receive mental health treatment
    • The person is being brought to a hospital for emergency evaluation
    • The person is being brought to a crisis center or other health care facility for stabilization or medications management
    Officers allowed to transport a person without handcuffs:
    No
    Access to drop-off locations:
    Yes. It is open 24 hours a day.
    Procedure for streamlined intake and a "no refusal" policy for police referrals?
    Yes
    Location of drop-off center(s):
  • Psychiatric emergency / crisis center
  • General hospital emergency room
    • Drop-off center accepts people with co-occurring substance abuse disorders:
    Yes
    Length of time for drop-off and return to patrol:
    21-30 minutes

    Program Sustainability

    Data collection:
    Yes
    Published evaluation:
    No
    Local media coverage:
    Yes.
    Legislative funding or support:
    No
    Key to the program's success:
    It takes time to get this started
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