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COMMUNITY INTERVENTION TASK FORCE

Monday, February 6, 2023 · 11:00 AM AM · Virtual Meeting

TL;DR

The Community Intervention Task Force is developing a new approach to emergency response that reduces police involvement in mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness calls. They are creating an unarmed first responder program designed to provide counseling, mediation, and social service referrals instead of traditional law enforcement intervention. The task force is currently in a research phase, planning to launch a pilot program in 2024.

Key Decisions

  • Unarmed First Responder Program Development Ongoing Research
  • Research Phase for Alternative Emergency Response Approved
  • Pilot Program Planning for 2024 Confirmed
  • Collaboration with City, County, and Private Organizations Approved
  • Focus on Mental Health and Crisis Intervention Confirmed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Also present:
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  5. Call to order.
  6. Roll call.
  7. Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from January 23, 2023.
  8. Brief tactical review.
  9. Review of goals and findings.
  10. A. Master plan for responding to calls for service that do not involve threats to public safety. (CCFN 201519)
  11. B. The interim master plan shall be developed with consideration of implementation through a city, county and/or private, and shall address options for operating alongside, in partnership with, or merging with, other local emergency response programs, including the City-County Trauma Response Initiative, the Milwaukee Opioid Response Initiative and the Community Paramedic Integrated Mobile Healthcare Program. (CCFN 200632)
  12. C. A resolution relating to establishing an unarmed first responder program in which trained, professional, unarmed first responders could serve individuals in crisis with counseling, mediation, transportation and referral to appropriate social service resources while avoiding incident escalation and criminal sanctions. (CCFN 200632)
  13. D. Fire and Police Commission and the Health Department directed to collaborate with the Police Department and the Fire Department to develop an interim master plan for responding to calls for service that do not involve threats to public safety, particularly for those involving persons experiencing mental health, substance abuse or homelessness crises, with trained, unarmed first responders. (CCFN 200632)
  14. E. Ameliorate the circumstances that often lead to emergency calls for service stemming from mental health, substance abuse and homelessness, with a goal of reducing the need in the community for these types of emergency service. (CCFN 210785)
  15. Review and approval of task force final report(s) of its findings and recommendations.
  16. A. Research phase (beta in 2023) i. Utilize existing resources a. Collect better information on incidents from selected call set b. Identify/categorize community organizations c. Consider possibilities/implications once DEC is fully implemented d. Develop/refine incident/call category analysis methodology
  17. B. Pilot phase (2024) i. Application of research ii. Supplemental training iii. Type-matching/integration of partner(s) iv. Supplemental recruitment as necessary
  18. Discussion on presenting to the Public Safety and Health Committee.
  19. Discussion, review, or motion(s) on the task force going forward.
  20. Adjournment.
  21. Meeting materials for the task force can be found within the following file:
  22. 210555 Communication relating to findings, recommendations and activities of the Community Intervention Task Force (formerly MPD Diversion Task Force).
    Communication
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