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Mental Health and Law Enforcement Initiative

Addressing mental health in law enforcement, the Mayors’ Council of Tarrant County seeks to divert mentally ill individuals from jail into appropriate facilities.

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Mental Health and Law Enforcement Initiative

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  1. Mental Health and Law Enforcement Initiative Tarrant County 9-1-1 May 30, 2018

  2. About Mayors’ Council of Tarrant County • Established in 1975 • Comprised of the mayors of 41 cities located wholly or partly within Tarrant County • Policy advisory committee to Commissioners Court • Addresses a variety of issues that cross city boundaries • Community development • Transportation • Mental health and law enforcement • Legislation

  3. Background • 2 issues: • Officers spending lengthy periods of time at JPS’ Psychiatric ER and/or mental health facilities • Time commitment takes officers off of city streets • Jail population trend • 26% of the jail population currently in MHMR care • Mayors’ Council hosted 2 mental health and law enforcement summits, Sept. 2016 & Aug. 2017 to look at jail and JPS and/or mental health facility alternatives • Call to Action identified a Steering Committee (primarily elected officials) and Stakeholder Committee (area experts) to find a solution

  4. Jail Population Trends (All Inmates)Average population +14.1% 2015-2018

  5. Jail Population Trends (MHMR Care Only)Average population +39.5% 2015-2018

  6. Purpose To create an integrated delivery system designed to divert mentally ill individuals from the County criminal justice system into an appropriate mental health facility; specifically, to assess the creation of stand-alone, drop-off facilities and/or crisis center(s).

  7. Steering Committee (11 members) • County Judge B. Glen Whitley – Tarrant County • Commissioner Roy C. Brooks – Tarrant County • Sheriff Bill Waybourn – Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office • Sharen Wilson – Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney • Judge Brent A. Carr– Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9 • Mayor Jim Griffin – City of Bedford • Mayor Pat Jacob – City of Lakeside • Councilmember Brian Byrd – City of Fort Worth • Councilmember Kathryn Wileman– City of Arlington • Chris Ponder – Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office • Catherine Olivares – Texas Health Resources

  8. Stakeholder Committee (27 members)Co-facilitators: Ramey Heddins & Patricia Ward • Richard Brooks – MedStar Mobile Healthcare • Chief Michael Brown – City of Euless Police Department • Judge Ann Y. Collins – City of Fort Worth • Vincent Cruz Jr. – Tarrant County • Chief Craig Driskell – Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office • Julie Evans – Alliance for Children • Chief Jeff Gibson – City of Bedford Police Department • Joy Griffin – Texas Health Resources • Elizabeth Harrison – Texas Health Resources • Chief Billy Earl Keadle– City of Hurst Police Department • Tammy McGhee – Tarrant County Homeless Coalition • Chief Tarrick McGuire – Arlington Police Department • Kelly McWilliams – Tarrant County Homeless Coalition • Roderick Miles – Tarrant County, Precinct 1 • Monica Safera Nagy – SafeHaven • Chief Steve Niekamp – City of Hurst Police Department • Officer Christina O’Rear– City of Grapevine Police Department • Toby Owen – True Worth Place • Sgt. Marc Povero – City of Fort Worth Police Department • Marvina Robinson – Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office • Scott Rule – JPS Health Network • J. Greg Shugart – Tarrant County Criminal Courts • Patsy Thomas – Mental Health Connection • Julia Webb – NAMI Tarrant County • Judge Rainey Webb – Tarrant County • Leah White – MHMR Tarrant County • Tom Wilder – Tarrant County District Clerk

  9. Next Steps

  10. Data Requested • # of calls/incidents • When (time of day, days of the week) • Where (blocks, County trends) • Who (demographics) • Whether Police Assistance Required (i.e. potential criminal activity) Any other data that could be interesting/helpful?

  11. More Information Patricia Ward, Director Housing & Community Development Tarrant County Administrator’s Office 1509 B S. University Dr., Ste. 276 Fort Worth, TX 76107 817-850-7946

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