Dallas, a modern metropolis in north Texas, is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people.
With a focus on improving outcomes for those in mental health crisis, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) seeks to expand its services by employing two Outreach and Advocacy Specialists who will form a Long-term Care Crisis Intervention Team program. The Outreach and Advocacy Specialists will work in DPD’s Community Engagement Unit who will work closely with police officers and the newly formed Office of Integrated Public Safety Solutions (OIPSS). Cohort 2021.
Program Goals
With grant funding, the Outreach and Advocacy Specialists seek to accomplish the following goals:
- Address the mental health needs of those who enter the judicial system during a mental health crisis
- Provide long-term care via social service referrals when mental health or other social needs are identified
- Reduce the burden on police officers and on Parkland Hospital, where detainees are traditionally taken for psychiatric monitoring
Key Partnership Organizations
Parkland Hospital
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