MHRAC Training Committee

Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)

Health

Criminal Justice

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
1:00 p.m. EST * Monthly on Thursday of the second week

Location unavailable

The MHRAC Training Committee collaborates to help determine and make recommendations to Cleveland Division of Police on which trainings might be beneficial for Cleveland Division of Police Officers to learn about new and emerging behavioral health related topics. They help to guide and make recommendations for CDP’s annual In-service Training, help to inform and structure behavioral health related training for Cleveland dispatchers, and supports the current Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) 40- hour training that certifies Specialized Crisis Intervention Trained (SCIT) Officers for the Division.

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Meeting ID: 831 6489 8146 Passcode: 653538

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Agency Information

Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)

clevelandhealth.org

Dmargolius@clevelandohio.gov

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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.