Training Subcommittee
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023
1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. EDT
Remote
This MHRAC Training subcommittee reviews and makes recommendations for mental health and alcohol or other drug (AOD) training for all Cleveland law enforcement officers and personnel, as well as advises on specialized Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for police officers (More on the full MHRAC below).
Zoom link: https://adamhscc-org.zoom.us/j/88072610838?pwd=bU5JSktnNzhhT1pVZjdrdmdIYVBRUT09
Meeting ID: 880 7261 0838
Passcode: 875170
Note for Documenters: This meeting is not livestreamed. There may be a recording available after the meeting, but we are uncertain when and if that will be posted. Your best bet for covering this meeting is to join the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. It may be helpful for your coverage to record audio from the meeting with your phone or a recording device, if possible. Documenters may need to share their name and that they’re a Cleveland Documenter to be admitted on Zoom. The meeting may run closer to one hour.
The subcommittee will be made up of some members of the larger MHRAC committee. You can find a full list of MHRAC members here.
Note: If we receive an agenda, we will update the assignment page with that information.
Find past Documenters coverage of MHRAC meetings here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=390
The Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) is a part of the Cleveland Department of Public Health. The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice requires that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP). MHRAC 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.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Board discusses what aspects of trauma to cover in training
Agency Information
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)
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.