Critical Issues Forum: Law Enforcement Solutions to the Mental Health Crisis
Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
Category: Events
MCPA Critical Issues Forum: Law Enforcement Solutions to the Mental Health Crisis
December 13 1 - 5 p.m. Bloomington Schneider Theater
- Introductions
- What’s the extent of the problem?
- An overview of the issue facing Minnesota law enforcement agencies (MCPA)
- How did we get here?
- A history of the Mental Health system in Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- What is it like to live through it?– A personal story through the law enforcement system for an individual suffering from mental illness
- What are we doing today? Law Enforcement Models
- Embedded social workers - Duluth Police
- Outsourced social workers - Minneapolis Police
- Dispatch Triage - Ramsey County
- Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) – Shakopee Police
- Where do we go from here? A panel discussion centered on solutions
- Legislative – Rep. Nick Zerwas (R) Elk River
- Pre-Service Education – Mary Vukelich, Century College
- Training options – Nathan Gove, Minnesota POST Board
- Mental Health Advocacy – Sue Abderholden, Executive Director NAMI
- Practitioners - Brock Wolff, CEO, Nexus
- Takeaways and final thoughts
About Nexus Nexus is a national, nonprofit, 501©3 organization that provides youth and family mental health solutions to nearly 1,000 youth and families each day through a continuum of services that range from in-home, community-based care to residential treatment and inpatient care. The organization currently operates eight business units in five states.
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