MHRAC - Mental Health Response Advisory Committee:
The Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) was developed as part of the Settlement Agreement in September 2015 to provide feedback, technical assistance, and support to the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) as it relates to the coordination of crisis intervention activities in Cleveland. The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice required that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP).
The charge of the MHRAC is:
Upcoming Meetings – (recording will be posted after meeting):
Introducing our Crisis Intervention Team Dashboard
This dashboard hosts CIT data collected from Cleveland Police related specifically to crisis intervention calls for service from 2023, with plans to include previous years in the near future.
Cleveland Department of Public Health
The Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) was developed as part of the Settlement Agreement in September 2015 to provide feedback, technical assistance, and support to the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) as it relates to the coordination of crisis intervention activities in Cleveland. The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice required that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP).
The charge of the MHRAC is:
- Fostering better 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 CDP Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program.
- Conducting a yearly analysis of incidents to determine if the CDP has enough specialized CIT officers, if they are deployed effectively and responding appropriately, and recommending changes to policies and procedures regarding training.
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Upcoming Meetings – (recording will be posted after meeting):
- January 10th, 2025 at 9am
- March 14th, 2025 at 9am
- May 9th, 2025 at 9am
- July 11th, 2025 at 9am
- September 12th, 2025 at 9am
- November 14th, 2025 at 9am
Introducing our Crisis Intervention Team Dashboard
This dashboard hosts CIT data collected from Cleveland Police related specifically to crisis intervention calls for service from 2023, with plans to include previous years in the near future.