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Strategies for Strengthening Community Collaboration in Mental Health and Law Enforcement Programs

This presentation explores innovative approaches to enhance collaboration between law enforcement and mental health services within our communities. Presented by Marie Onukiavage, Kristen Simpson, and Joseph Kearney, we discuss strategies for success, including building partnerships, identifying shared goals, and fostering accountability. We emphasize that mental health and law enforcement challenges are community issues requiring collective efforts. Attend to learn how to effectively engage stakeholders, establish sustainable programs, and improve outcomes for individuals in crisis.

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Strategies for Strengthening Community Collaboration in Mental Health and Law Enforcement Programs

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  1. How to pimp your program. • Presented by • Marie Onukiavage, Kristen Simpson • and Joseph Kearney

  2. Mayor’s Task Force onLaw Enforcement and Mental Health • Co –chairs • Deborah Doyle Belknap, J.D., Ph.D. • Assistant Professor • Social and Behavioral Sciences Division • Keystone College • Raymond T. Hayes, M.S. • Instructor • Social and Behavioral Sciences Division • Keystone College

  3. Committee Members • Lackawanna/Susquehanna Counties MH/MR Program • Keystone Community Resources • Community Representative • Chief of Police of Scranton Police • Scranton Counseling Center • Shiloh Baptist Church • Certified Peer Specialist/Mental Health Advocate • The Advocacy Alliance • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI PA) • Lackawanna County Human Services • Community Medical Center • Office of the District Attorney of Lackawanna County

  4. Scranton C.I.T. Board of Directors • Robert Celuck Sgt Scranton Police -President • Joseph Kearney Ptlm Scranton Police -Vice President • Carl Mosier Advocacy Alliance - Treasurer • Marie Onukiavage NAMI - Secretary • Board members • Deborah Belknap PH.D Keystone College • Steve Carroll Ptlm Scranton Police • Joseph Dombroski Ptlm Scranton Police • Ray Hayes M.S. Keystone College (ret. PSP) • John Lewis ENP Lackawanna County 911 • Kristen Simpson M.S., C.P.R.P. Scranton Counseling

  5. Barriers • Non-Believers •  Small Departments • Suspicious/Competitive Specialties (SWAT, SERT)  • Member Ability to Commit Time  • Presenters- bad fit  • Long Term Sustainability  • Data collection difficult  • Pros & Cons of Stakeholders being so many different organizations

  6. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in

  7. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in • Board Creation- mutual respect • Law enforcement CIT coordinator • MH CIT coordinator • NAMI (Advocacy Community) CIT coordinator

  8. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in • Community Collaboration emphasis • This is not a law enforcement problem, it is not a mental health problem, it is not a family member problem; it is a community problem. Everyone, the whole community, has the potential to be affected. It requires a community effort to join together on common goals. • Accountability to each other & community • Community partnerships more likely to endure

  9. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in • Identifying Common Goals • Safety- law enforcement & consumer • Avoiding further & future escalation of crisis • Diversion to treatment • Identifying Community Resources

  10. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in • County Coalition • Departments • Court System

  11. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in • Outreach Efforts/Pimping Program: • Luncheon • CJAB • Community Presentations- U of S, CSP Retreat • Community Events- Walk, CV, Out of the Darkness Walk • Recognizing officer efforts: community feedback provided to departments, awards, anecdotal stories shared • Donations from community • Brochure

  12. Strategies for success, collaboration and buy-in • Solicit & Respond to feedback: in classes, from officers in field • Patience- allowing the program to sell itself

  13. Barriers

  14. Wrapping Up Any Questions?

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