Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) Meeting
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)
Monday, Sept. 12, 2022
9:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. EDT
Remote
The Mental Health Response Advisory Committee is a part of the Cuyahoga County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board.
The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice required that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP).
This committee that has the following charge:
- Fostering relationships and support between the police, community and mental health providers.
- Identifying problems and developing solutions to improve crisis outcomes.
- Providing guidance to improving, expanding and sustaining the CPD Crisis Intervention Program.
- Conducting a yearly analysis of incidents to determine if the CPD has enough specialized CIT officers, if they are deployed effectively and responding appropriately and recommending changes to policies and procedures regarding training.
This MHRAC Committee meeting will occur via Zoom. Find the Zoom link for this meeting here: https://www.adamhscc.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/782/110
Note: This meeting – whether on Zoom or in-person – is not livestreamed or recorded; you can access only by attending at the meeting time. Documenters may need to share their name and that they’re a Cleveland Documenter to be admitted on Zoom.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Members express concern about delayed reports on body cams, handcuffing; CIT coordinator role discussed
Agency Information
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)
The Mental Health Response Advisory Committee is a part of the Cleveland Department of Public Health.
The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice required that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP).
This committee that has the following charge:
- Fostering relationships and support between the police, community and mental health providers.
- Identifying problems and developing solutions to improve crisis outcomes.
- Providing guidance to improving, expanding and sustaining the CPD Crisis Intervention Program.
- Conducting a yearly analysis of incidents to determine if the CPD has enough specialized CIT officers, if they are deployed effectively and responding appropriately and recommending changes to policies and procedures regarding training.