Co - RespondeR pRogRam MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY C.O.P.E.
Purpo pose Provide effective and compassionate crisis intervention to individuals with mental illness in the community. Deliver a more comprehensive service to those with a mental illness as law enforcement officers work alongside mental health professionals who can conduct onsite assessments with greater knowledge of resources available.
GOA GOALS LS Reduce hospitalization and/or arrest of mentally ill individuals Reduce injuries to officers, individuals experiencing mental illness and others involved Reduce future Use of Force events Reduce time non Co-Responder officers spend on EDP calls Provide a service where there currently is a gap. Disparity exists to obtain mental health services and this program fills some of that gap. While services exist in every precinct to provide support to those who experience mental illness – access to them may not be so easy to acquire.
RESO ESOURC RCES ES The Co-Responder Team consists of five sworn MPD Officers and five mental health professionals from Hennepin County’s COPE (Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergencies) and Child Crisis. The Co-Responder Unit has five un-marked squad cars equipped with lights, siren and a computer. The Co-Responder Team is housed in each of the respective precincts where we operate, the Unit as a whole responds to calls for service city-wide. Co-Responder Team members wear ‘soft’ uniforms consisting of full duty belt, navy blue duty pants and a navy blue polo shirt with MPD insignia. Office technology requirements: five city computers and five office phones. COPE provides five county computers. The Co-Responder Team hours of operation are 10 AM – 6 PM, Monday-Friday.
CITY-WIDE PROGRAM The Co-Responder Unit started as a pilot project in the Third and Fifth Precincts (September, 2017) January, 2019 the unit expanded to downtown Minneapolis First Precinct May, 2019 the unit expanded into North Minneapolis Fourth Precinct. June, 2019 the unit expanded city-wide with the extension into NE Minneapolis 2 nd Precinct.
Co-Responder Teams on the job
DA DAY-TO TO-DAY A AY ACTIONS Co-Responder Team members monitor 911 calls, particularly EDP calls city-wide, for all five Precincts. Officers who have been dispatched to an EDP call, or find themselves on a call that would benefit from the presence of Co-Responders, may request the team to respond. Team Members provide outreach with the unhoused community members in Minneapolis. Team members attend community meetings and mental health site visits.
Typical Call: 911 call made for EDP 1. Per policy two officer squad is dispatched to call 2. Co-Responder assigned to call (self assigns, is asked to 3. go from officers or dispatch) Primary squad arrives on call and renders the scene 4. safe Co-Responders arrive and release the primary squad 5. back to their regular duties OR they arrive and assist with paperwork to transport patient to a hospital Co-Responders conduct on scene assessment or patient 6. and/or help the patient find a solution. Co-Responders clear the scene. 7.
TYPICAL CALL: 911 call received 2 officer response required per policy 2 officer squad Co-Responder unit arrives and renders assigns to call the scene safe Self-assigns or is asked by responding officers or dispatch Co-Responders arrive Primary squad is generally released from the scene by the Co-Responder Unit at this time if safe to do so Co-Responders Co-Responders find perform an an alternative Patient is not in a assessment on site solution for the condition to be patient assessed on site Results from assessment dictate whether patient is transported to the hospital or Transportation provided to another Patient is transported to remains at home facility or to family/friends house hospital
FOLLOW OLLOW-UP SER SERVICES ES The Co-Responder team performs follow-up with mentally ill clients in situations such as: from 911 calls that occurred outside of Co- Responder team hours with clients who would benefit from a visit by the Co-Responder team based on tips from community members, officers or social service agencies regarding potential mental health clients Stabilization Services – ongoing support to those once they have been released from a hospital or clinical setting. For those who may need longer term stabilization, COPE steps in to provide it.
EDP Calls for Service *some calls are not reflected on this list that may involve clients in a mental health crisis i.e. DOMES, CKWEL, SUSPP, etc. EDP Calls 1/1/2019 – 1/1/2020 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 First Precinct Second Precinct Third Precinct Fourth Precinct Fifth Precinct
MEA EASU SURES RES Co-Responder Officers are required to complete a statistics form on each call that they respond to during their shift (form is on next page). Data is collected weekly and aggregated monthly.
MINNEAPOLIS CO-RESPONDER UNIT Co-Responder Team: Date 1 st Pct 3 rd Pct 4 th Pct 5 th Pct 3rd Pct Name of Client: Case Number: *Reason for the Referral/911 Call: Client Type: Adult Juvenile Gender: ______Male _____Female ______Other/Unknown Race(circle): American Indian - Asian - Black – Other/Unknown - White DISPATCHED OR SELF-ASSIGNED 911 CALL: Assessment Conducted: Yes Disposition: Remain at Home Hospital NOS Crisis Residence/1800 GOA Jail Force Used: FOLLOW-UP: Type of Service: Respond to Address/Location Phone Call Only Assessment Conducted: Yes Disposition: Remain at Home Hospital NOS Crisis Residence/1800 GOA Jail Force Used: Community Outreach
DA DATA: Data collected between September 11 th , 2017 –January 1st, 2020. The data represented in this report includes a combined account of both the Unit responding to 911 Response calls to assist already responding squads and follow- up conducted and generated by the Co-Responder Unit staff. Definitions: 911 Response Call: When the Co-Responder Unit responds to assist a dispatched squad on a 911 call that came in from dispatch, predominantly EDP calls. Follow-up Call: When the Co-Responder Unit conducts follow-up with an EDP client either from a previous contact with a client by the Co-Responder Unit or from an EDP call that was made outside of the Co-Responder Unit hours. (10 am – 6 pm) *Some of the follow-up calls are based on data/tips received from patrol officers, CPS staff or the community requesting that the Co-Responder Unit look into a possible EDP to ensure that they are receiving the appropriate mental health resources and services.
Data Continued: -3306 contacts were attempted by the Co-Responder Unit between the listed dates (9/11/17 to 1/1/20) with both 911 Response calls and Follow-up (1775 dispatched; 1531 follow-up). -2913 of these calls were for adults -393 of these calls were for juveniles - 961 assessments were conducted by the COPE mental health professional that are assigned to the Co-Responder Unit. -5 Use of Force after an EDP/client assaulted an officer. CALL DISPOSITIONS ARE ON THE FOLLOWING GRAPH:
Co-Responder Response Data (based on 1775 total events where the Co-Responder Unit responded to an address since 9-11-17) 10; Less 1% 516; 611; 29% 34% Remain At Home Hospital/Crisis Residence/1800 No Service/Gone On Arrival Only 7 Arrests 638; 36%
2019 D DATA: ATA: DATA SINCE JANUARY 1 ST , 2019. 2270 total contacts were made via 911 Response calls or Follow-up with team members (520 1 st qtr.; - 589 2 nd qtr.; 509 3 rd qtr.; 652 4 th qtr.) Of the 2270 total contacts for 2019, 1093 were 911 dispatched calls and 1177 were follow-up service. - 2025 of these events were for adults - 245 of these events were for juveniles - 793 total assessments were conducted by the COPE mental health professional that are - assigned to the co-responder unit. 2 instances of Use of Force after an EDP/Client assaulted an Officer - 2019 Dispositions are displayed on the following graph:
Dispositions for 682 total events where the Co-Responder Units were dispatched to an address in 2019 154 123 104 97 95 85 84 69 63 60 53 46 27 14 0 3 0 5 5 0 PRECINCT 1 PRECINCT 2 PRECINCT 3 PRECINCT 4 PRECINCT 5 Remain At Home Hospital/Crisis Residence/1800 Gone On Arrival/No Service Arrests
END. Thank You Sgt. Kristopher Brown Fifth Precinct Co-Responder Supervisor Kristopher.Brown@minneapolismn.gov Police-CoResponderUnit@minneapolismn.gov 612-673-3810 Office 612-244-6535 Cell
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