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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
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– Police Departments and social service agencies share common goals but could cooperate more fully to enhance efficiency of their programs.
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– Police and Social Service Providers better coordinate by information sharing and training between PD and SSPs. Police Departments contact other counties’ Police Departments to explore their best practices when coordinating with SSPs.
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– Many of the unhoused population whom police encounter have substance abuse and/or mental health illness.
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– Police request additional medical assistance staff to evaluate substance abuse and mental health issues of the unhoused during outreach. 9
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– The public often misunderstand what police can do legally in response to homelessness.
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– Police conduct more education/outreach with the public on what police can do legally to address homelessness.
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– Police have insufficient resources to perform their duties effectively with regard to homelessness.
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– Connect police with available resources, programs, or entities to contribute to training, staffing, and equipment for assistance in addressing the needs of unhoused individuals. V. COMMENTS • There is insufficient housing for the homeless in Solano County. Police and SSPs are unable to successfully refer all people who request shelter to housing due to availability. • The legal framework relating to the unhoused will continue to evolve. This report reflects a point in time. VII. REQUIRED RESPONSES Fairfield Police Department Vacaville Police Department 10 VIII. COURTESY COPIES City of Fairfield City of Vacaville Community Action Partnership (CAP) Solano Solano County Board of Supervisors 11
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CO1unable to successfully refer all people who request shelter to housing due to availability. The legal framework relating to the unhoused will continue to evolve. This report reflects