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Lethality  Assessment  which  goes  to  the  judge  if  an  arrest  is  made.    Domestic  violence  calls  average   <br />about  ten  per  week.  In  2014  there  were  118  referrals  to  Tubman.  Every  arrest  gets  referred.   <br />   <br />Falcon  Heights  had  nine  domestic  violence  reports  of  assault  plus  32  that  involved     <br />“screaming.”    Officers  try  to  get  people  to  connect  with  their  own  counselors  if  they  have  them.   <br />Lauderdale  had  3  domestic  violence  calls  plus  12  “verbals.”  Suspected  abuse  of  vulnerable  adult  is   <br />reported  to  Adult  Protection  which  assesses  and  investigates.   <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />MENTAL  HEALTH  CRISES   <br />   <br />Mental  health  crises  remain  the  top  issue  nationwide  because  of  the  common  involvement  of  the   <br />use  of  force.  No  officer  wants  to  create  a  confrontation,  but  there  is  awareness  of  the  use  of   <br />“suicide  by  police”  whether  purposeful  or  not.  We  see  interactions  with  people  with  mental  illness   <br />that  end  badly  and  anger  the  public.  The  police  have  been  handed  oversight  of  a  problem  bungled   <br />by  society.  Major  care  institutions  were  emptied  and  community  services  to  replace  them  never   <br />provided.   <br />   <br />Crisis  Intervention  Team  (CIT)  programs  are  local  initiatives  to  improve  the  way  law  enforcement   <br />and  the  community  respond  to  people  experiencing  mental  health  crises.  They  depend  on  strong   <br />partnerships  between  law  enforcement,  mental  health  provider  agencies  and  the  families  and   <br />individuals  affected  by  mental  illness.   <br />   <br />[The  Memphis  Model  began  in  1988  with  advocacy  from  NAMI  (National  Alliance  on  Mental   <br />Illness)  members  in  Memphis  outraged  by  police  treatment  of  their  families.  The  Memphis  police   <br />chief  and  a  university  criminal  justice  professor  worked  with  them  to  develop  CIT.]     <br />   <br />Crisis  intervention  techniques  increase  knowledge  of  and  empathy  for  those  with  mental  illness.   <br />They  use  non-­‐‑violence  and  de-­‐‑escalation  to  maintain  safety  in  a  humane  manner.   <br />   <br />Ramsey  County  begins  CIT  training  in  Deputy  Academy.  The  specific  Memphis  Model  is  not  used,   <br />but  NAMI  training  and  Barbara  Schneider  Foundation  training.     <br />   <br />Falcon  Heights/Lauderdale  provide  some  training  to  all  officers.  The  Department  just  recently  did   <br />a  CIT  training,  though  not  the  Memphis  Model.  Chief  Ohl,  who  is  serving  on  the  Hennepin  County   <br />Behavioral  Health  Initiative,  estimates  that  40%  of  people  in  jail  have  a  mental  illness.     <br />   <br />Maplewood  estimates  that  25-­‐‑30%  of  mental  health  crises  are  handled  by  CIT  trained  officers.  So   <br />far  eight  people  have  received  the  Memphis  Model  training.  Mental  health  issues  are  being   <br />integrated  into  the  regular  required  training.    This  focus  is  on  de-­‐‑   <br />escalation  and  “slowing  it  down.”  Officers  can  call  for  special  assistance.   <br />   <br />Roseville  has  ten  Field  Training  Officers  who  have  taken  Memphis  Model  CIT  training  through   <br />Ramsey  County.  They  estimate  10-­‐‑20%  of  the  average  71  police  calls  per  week  involve  mental   <br />health  situations.  New  officers  take  an  eight  hour.  mental  illness  training  course  at  Metro  State.   <br />There  are  also  seven  crisis  negotiators  trained  through  East  Metro  SWAT.