Case Study
Julie Solomon, LSCSW, MBA
VP-Emergency Stabilization Services, Wyandot Inc.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City, KS
Wyandotte County, Kansas City, KS
A little about who we are:
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Population: 158,000
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KCKPD: 360 Sworn
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56 languages spoken in USD 500
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No ethnic majority- 42% White, 26% African American, 28% Hispanic,
2% Asian, .8% American Indian 1% Other
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Median Household Income -$38,503
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92nd out of 105 counties in per capita levy funding for Mental Health
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Brief History of our Journey
Prior to 2012-Essentially no programming in the CJ/MH/SA intersection
2012
• Researched Best Practice Standards
• Started with CIT (no budget)
• Sequential Intercept Mapping exerciseSAMHSA Gains Center Grant-ROAD
MAP
2013
• Jail Diversion Funding- Sheriff
• BJA Grant (police co-responder/ICM’s
for high users, expanded crisis center
hours)
• Monthly Case Staffing’s with Judge
Lynch
2014
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RSI 24/7 crisis center opened (state funded)
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Hosted training on “how being trauma informed improves
criminal justice system”-GAINS Center
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New KCKPD General Order finalized
2015
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Chief Ziegler announces goal to train 100% of KCKPD
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3 police chiefs in the county become CIT certified
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Complete 9th CIT class with 300 LEO’s certified
2016
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KCKPD Funds 1 FTE Co-responder
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Complete 3 CIT classes annually
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Begin Specialty Pre-Conviction MH docket for felony crimes
committed by persons on C & T docket
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Ground work completed for Post Conviction Felony MH
Docket-will launch 2017
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Challenges
• Traditional PD – started with officers who had an interest
• Started CIT w/o a 24/7 crisis center for officers to bring people in crisis
• Personalities who present barriers
• Lack of written policies and procedures
• Minimal trust/relationship
• Minimal/No Budget
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Collaboration
Key stakeholders: Sheriff, Jail Administrator, KCKPD Chief, Judge, CMHC, SA provider.
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Medication information between Jail/CMHC
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Hospital screens
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Established KCKPD CIT General Order
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Co-facilitating interviews (co-responder)
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Inviting LEO Partners to serve on our boards/BH partners to teach at AOT
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Sponsoring new Legislations for involuntary treatment
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Cop Culture Training for BH staff
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Collaboration-Data Sharing
What data do we share, and how do we share that data?
• Cross checking booking report
• Medications
• PD CFS Data (Total CFS/0811/CIT)
• Involuntary commitments, OPTO’s, Revocations
• Case staffing’s with Judge Lynch and community partners on high
frequency users
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Lessons Learned
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Let go of the need for getting individual credit :)
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Push back against single entity ownership. This must be a community effort. Broaden/open rather than
narrow/exclude
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Full transparency-own it
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Let local and national data speak for itself
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Reluctant without a whole plan. Just start somewhere
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Find a driver who is passionate about these initiatives and can be successful in getting key stakeholders
to the table
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We are all going to have screw ups. When we do, let’s bring it to our attention w/o pointing fingers, and
fix it. If we don’t know about it, we can’t change it
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Julie Solomon
[email protected]
913-707-7662