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:

• 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.

Committee Members

MHRAC Annual Reports: To be hyperlinked to name of report (IE MHRAC 2022):

• MHRAC 2022 Report
• MHRAC 2021 Report
• MHRAC 2020 Report
• MHRAC 2019 Report
• MHRAC 2018 Report
• MHRAC 2017 Report
• MHRAC 2016 Report
• MHRAC 2015 Report

Past Meeting Recording Links:

• Past Meeting - 3/10/2023
• Past Meeting - 4/26/2023

Upcoming Meetings – Zoom links are forthcoming (recording will posted after meeting):

• 6/9/2023 - 9-10am
• 9/8/2023 - 9-10am
• 12/8/2023 - 9-10am