This virtual meeting was designed to explore promising practices in co-responder and multi-layered approaches for police response to people with behavioral health issues and developmental disabilities. Attendees consisted of a multi-disciplinary group of professionals with subject matter expertise regarding police response to these groups. Hosted by the IACP, this guided discussion aimed to inform the development of the Best Practice Guide for coordinated crisis response, the development of additional tools and resources for the field, as well as inform revisions / development of content within the national training curriculum.
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A project subcommittee was formed to coordinate planning of the law enforcement stakeholder meeting. As part of this work, the subcommittee prepared a purposeful list of ideal meeting participants. This group of individuals is multi-disciplinary and exhibits substantial expertise in the fields of law enforcement, mental / behavioral health, and developmental disabilities.
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To inform the work of the Academic Training to Inform Police Responses, a multi-disciplinary group of participants with subject matter expertise in police responses to incidents involving individuals with BH issues and/or DD was virtually convened on August 18-19, 2020. Specifically, the Law Enforcement Engagement with People with Behavioral Health Issues and Developmental Disabilities Stakeholder Roundtable was designed to: 1) discuss opportunities to advance safe and effective police engagement with people with BH issues and/or IDD, 2) identify and discuss best practices in current crisis response models and collaboration between police and behavioral health/disability service providers, and 3) identify both existing and needed products and resources to support police agencies and their service provider partners in the implementation of effective responses. This roundtable was convened and facilitated by IACP staff and consultants, in partnership with staff from UC, PRA, and The Arc.
Following the roundtable, the UC research team prepared a report to provide an account of the planning and delivery of the roundtable and describe the major themes of the discussions, polls, and survey responses generated by the Stakeholder Roundtable participants. This report is presented as a Deliverable within the NTTAC Reporting System. This report was provided to the BJA for review in November 2020.
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