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El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
El Dorado County Grand Jury 2010-2011 Prevention and Intervention for Mental Health Crises
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Findings 5 findings
F1
Agencies which have signaled an interest in participating in joint efforts to improve prevention and response to mental health crises include: El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, EDC Mental Health, Placerville Police Department, EDC District Attorney, National Alliance on Mental Illness, EDC Emergency Services Authority, EDC Mental Health Commission EDC Probation Department and Marshall Hospital.
F2
This commitment to move forward resulted in written agreements, augmented participation in training programs, and expanded use of the Sheriff’s Department sponsored Multi-Disciplinary Team.
F3
There is a lack of leadership structure supported by agency heads and the Board of Supervisors. This deficiency could make the joint effort less effective and subject to collapse should interagency conflict arise or public interest wane.
F4
The potential for continued or increased encounters with persons in crisis is apparent according to available data. There is a significant increase in the at-risk population. For example, in El Dorado County there are 521 veterans who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and 681 veterans receiving care for other mental health disorders. This group represents a small portion of the at-risk population in the county.
F5
Declining revenues limit the ability of organizations to commit resources to these mental health incidents.
Recommendations 2
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R1The EDC Board of Supervisors should immediately appoint an ad hoc committee to develop a plan for prevention of and response to emergency health crises and make recommendations for the creation of an official structure to implement and manage this plan. This committee would be chaired by the Director of Health Services and will be comprised of executive representatives of the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Chiefs of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville Police Departments, EDC Emergency Services Authority and other entities as necessary (e.g. Mental Health Commission, National Alliance for Mental Illness). The committee should meet and make its recommendations within ninety days from the date of its creation which will then be considered for adoption by the BOS. The recommended official mental health emergency response organization might be a variation of the Incident Command System that originated in California to respond and fight fires and has been adopted nationally to respond to all emergencies, large and small.
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R2The recommended emergency mental health crisis plan should also address conflict intervention training, required drills, intervention strategies, identification of warning signs, communication and notification protocols. RESPONSES Responses to both numbered findings and recommendations in this report are required in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury, Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court, 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. This report has been provided to the following for response: El Dorado County Sheriff EDC Director of Mental Health Placerville Chief of Police EDC District Attorney Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness EDC Director of Emergency Services Authority President, EDC Mental Health Commission EDC Chief of Probation Director of Marshall Hospital Placerville, CA Elected officials under statute are given 60 days to respond, and non-elected officials are provided a 90-day response period from the release date of this report.
No Responses Found 3
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El Dorado County District Attorney
Elected County Office
El Dorado County Sheriff
Elected County Office
Placerville
City