Midvale Crisis Intervention Team

Quick Facts:

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Midvale PD
Approximate number of officers in agency:
44
Primary specialized response:
Mental health professionals partner with law enforcement officers to provide on-scene crisis intervention and referral.
Program start year:
2005 or earlier
Total number of officers in program:
2

Midvale Crisis Intervention Team

Contact:

Name:
S. De Jarnatt
Title:
Officer
Organization:
Midvale Police Department
Address:
7912 South Main
Midvale, UT
Email:
theociffer@yahoo.com
Phone:
801-256-2500

Agency Information

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Midvale PD
Type of government that operates law enforcement agency:
Township
Approximate number of officers in agency:
44

Specialized Response Description

Program start year:
2005 or earlier
Primary specialized response:
Mental health professionals partner with law enforcement officers to provide on-scene crisis intervention and referral.
Secondary specialized response:
There is only one specialized response program in the jurisdiction.
Background information:
We began in 2005 by sending 2 officers to CIT training. One officer contacted the local mental health authority and began building a realtionship of trust. Other professional relations were developed between the courts and individual group homes (needing regular police response). Realizing not all officers are going to become CIT certified, our focus now is to familiarize other officers within our department about resources available to them.
Total number of officers in program:
2
Number of people with mental illness served:
51-100
Catchment area:
The entire jurisdiction
Funding source(s):
  • Police Department
    • Staff supported by funding:
  • Law Enforcement Officer

    • Program Partners and Personnel

    Existence of planning and oversight committee:
    No (please proceed to question 17)
    Mental health or advocacy agencies that participate in program:
    Valley Mental Health
    Written agreement of roles and procedures:
    No
    Recruitment and selection:
    one volunteered the other was assigned
    Program coordinator/boundary spanner
    No

    Training on Mental Health Issues

    Types of training on mental health issues:
  • 1
    • Number of officers who receive advanced training:
    1-50
    Groups who conducts advanced training:
  • Mental health professionals (crisis workers)
  • Medical professionals (doctors or nurses)
  • 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

    • Response Procedures

    Standardized dispatch questions:
    Not Sure
    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 in an arrest report
    • Use of information on individuals' mental illness stored in police records:
    The alert is used for officer awareness indicating a specialized response may be needed by the CIT team.
    Mental health professional available to support police responder:
  • Yes, remotely by telephone or dispatch (e.g. a crisis worker or psychiatric emergency room personnel)
    • 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 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:
    Hospital is 24 hours/day. The local Mental Health Facility is open weekdays during business hours.
    Procedure for streamlined intake and a "no refusal" policy for police referrals?
    No
    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:
    No
    Length of time for drop-off and return to patrol:
    11-20 minutes

    Program Sustainability

    Data collection:
    No
    Published evaluation:
    No
    Local media coverage:
    No
    Legislative funding or support:
    No
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