Data & Growth Subcommittee

Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)

Health

Criminal Justice

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024
9:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. EDT

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The MHRAC Data and Growth Subcommittee works to identify problems and develop solutions to improve crisis outcomes for Cleveland Division of Police (CDP). We hope to provide guidance to improving, expanding, and sustaining the CDP Crisis-intervention Team (CIT) Program and we will look at data to analyze certain metrics pertaining to CIT response to 911 calls.

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The subcommittee will be made up of some members of the larger MHRAC committee. You can find a full list of MHRAC members here.

Subcommittee co-chairs:

Co-Chair: Angela Cecys

Co-Chair: Lt. John Mullin

Find past Documenters coverage of MHRAC meetings here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=390

More on MHRAC:

The Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) is a part of the Cleveland Department of Public Health. The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice requires that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP). MHRAC 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.

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team

Live reporting by Marvetta Rutherford

Board reviews process to track issues at Cleveland hospitals

Denise A@cleDocumenter

Today at 9 for #cledocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland has assigned me to cover the Mental health response advisory committee #MHRAC Data and Growth Subcommittee Grab your beverage and join me Check the website for the location

07:50 AM Sep 3, 2024 CDT

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 2/20

The Meeting is in full swing... This data shows patient data concerning the treatment in the hospital.

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 3/20

Edward Gisemba is the presenter. This data helps him track the people

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 4/20

The chart breaks down the type of mental disorder that the people are dealing with

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 5/20

This can be broken down by the hospitals Question about what the committee is doing with the data.. Another question is about the current situation with their housing situation

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 6/20

Patient identifying is used for drug overdoses vs other things Gisemba said Question about whether or not the housing issue is mandatory? He answered that it might be discerned at the time of the visit

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 7/20

Gisemba will remain in the Meeting Martin Bielat asked when that data started being gathered Gisemba started in 2021 and he has been gathering since

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 8/20

Angela Cecys is the presenter for the Meeting.. she has prepared the agenda for the day

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 9/20

SCIT data was shared by Cecys

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 10/20

Possibilities are being discussed by Angela and the officers... Specialized officers that are trained to work with the people affected by mental illnesses John Mullin @CLEpolice

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 11/20

@CLEpolice This is in response to the consent decree of 2015 Shelter data and high utilization rates are discussed

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 12/20

@CLEpolice The board is in an assessment phase with the consent process Cecys said Analysis of data is what they do Rodney Thomas spoke about a previous study he collected

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 13/20

@CLEpolice Rosie Palfy was a original member when the committee started .. she spoke of the data and how it was used prior. Her concern is about the monitoring team and their absence

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 14/20

Loh spoke about the current situation and the absence of the various people who are attached to the committee.. Monitoring team should be in place too!

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 15/20

Cecys asked for input from the other people in this Meeting They spoke about high utilization in the urban areas They support the project Lt Mullin is in support of the high utilization and the homes where it might be just 1 person

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 16/20

Rodney Thomas supports this The committee has been doing this collection and will send the data he has. Mullin said that @GCRTA has their own way of collecting data Suzan Sweeney spoke about the mentally ill people who use Transit

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 17/20

@GCRTA Cecys said that she would be doing 1 pagers to address the issue and progress in the past few years before the next Meeting

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 18/20

Rosie Palfy spoke about the current situation vs the past.. The only way she knew about the Meeting is that she is a @cledocumenters She wants the process to be more effective for the people who have the issues and how people find out

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 19/20

@cledocumenters Cecys said the information is constantly being added to the website. Palfy said she didn't have it... Without it, it would be very difficult to know

Denise A@cleDocumenter @CleDocuDenise 20/20

@cledocumenters The Meeting is adjourned Have questions? Think we got something wrong? Send your inquiry to @cledocumenters. Or email at cledocumenters@gmail.com Until the next time, blessings in Abundance

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Agency Information

Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)

clevelandhealth.org

Dmargolius@clevelandohio.gov

See Documenters reporting

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.