Past Present and Future Lieutenant Brian Bixler Los Angeles police department What Year is it In police contacts with persons suffering from a mental illness the goal of the Department is to provide a humane cooperative compassionate and effective law enforcement response to person ID: 636422
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Policing Individuals with Mental Health Conditions: Past, Present, and Future
Lieutenant Brian Bixler, Los Angeles police departmentSlide2
What Year is it?
“In police contacts with person’s suffering from a mental illness, the goal of the Department is to provide a humane, cooperative, compassionate and effective law enforcement response to persons within our community who are afflicted with mental illness.”
1948
2017
1955
1971Slide3
2017!Slide4
What Year is it?
“Mental illness is not necessarily inherited, as any one of us under certain conditions might become mentally ill just as readily as we might become physically ill.”
1948
2017
1955
1971Slide5
1948!Slide6
What Year is it?
“A hysteric or violent mentally disordered person often has little awareness of pain and has super-human strength. Many police holds are worthless for controlling this individual. The carotid control is the recommended method for subduing a violent person.”
1948
2017
1955
1971Slide7
1971!Slide8
The PastSlide9
The Past
Ask
Tell
DoSlide10
The Past
The Hospital Division
LPS:1969
CIT: The Memphis Model 1988
Co-Deployed: 1991 Los Angeles County Sheriff
SMART: Los Angeles Police Department 1993Slide11
The PresentSlide12
From Warrior…Slide13
To Guardian…Slide14
Learning From Each Other
CIT International Conference
National Learning Site Program
:
LAPD
Houston
Madison, Wisconsin
Salt Lake City
University of Florida
Portland, MaineSlide15
De-Escalation
Slow it Down!
Verbal
Physical
Less LethalSlide16
The Future ?
Co-Responders
Dis-Engagement
Diversion: 911, Pre-Booking, Post Booking
Smart 911Slide17
US!
Partnerships: We simply cannot do it on our own!
NAMI Walk 2016Slide18
Thank You!
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