Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2018-2019
• Agency Response
Response to:
Reports
Grand Jury Report and Response Packet
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F2
Adding more mental health liaisons and increasing their hours of availability would increase the benefit of this program to law enforcement and people in crisis. X AGREE PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Response Requested by July 16, 2018 Mental Health Crisis Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 General Manager
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Print and send a hard copy of the completed Response Packet to The Honorable Judge John Gallagher Santa Cruz Courthouse 701 Ocean St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Report Published May 17, 2018 Mental Health Crisis Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 General Manager Instructions for Respondents California law PC §933.05 (included below) requires the respondent to a Grand Jury report to comment on each finding and recommendation within a report. Explanations for disagreements and timeframes for further implementation or analysis must be provided. Please follow the format below when preparing the responses. Response Format
F3
Having law enforcement be the primary responder to non-threatening 9-1-1 EDP calls reduces the overall availability of law enforcement to the community. X AGREE PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Response Requested by July 16, 2018 Mental Health Crisis Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 General Manager
No recommendations for this finding
F4
The Mobile Emergency Response Team (MERT) is not accessible through 9-1-1, resulting in overuse of law enforcement. AGREE X PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): As explained in the report, MERT would respond with law enforcement so it would not result in less calls for service for law enforcement, but may result in less time on task for law enforcement. It is hard for me to determine how use of the MERT would reduce law enforcement’s time on task. It seems obvious that MERT could take over a scene and release law enforcement once the scene was determined to be “safe”. Response Requested by July 16, 2018 Mental Health Crisis Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 General Manager
No recommendations for this finding