City of Lincoln, NE

The Lincoln Police Department (LPD) intends to implement a co-responder program. The goal of the program is to improve the outcomes of community members in crisis by decreasing escalation with effective crisis de-escalation, interventions, and connection to appropriate behavioral health services. Center Pointe Behavioral Health, as well as the Malone Center, serve as partners for the co-responder program. Center Pointe houses staff in LPD to respond with officers when dispatch determines a call for service is mental health related. The Malone Center conducts community conversations to ensure the underserved community is instrumental in the development of a co-responder program. The Lincoln Police Department contracts with the University of Nebraska for data evaluation. Cohort 2023.

Program Goals

With grant funding, the Lincoln Police Department plans to:

• Improve outcomes of community members in crisis by decreasing escalation with effective de-escalation, interventions, and connection to appropriate behavioral health services.
• Establish partnerships with Center Pointe Behavioral Health and the Malone Center to serve as partners for the co-responder program.
• Contract with the University of Nebraska for data evaluation.

Partnerships

Center Pointe Behavioral Health | Malone Center | Lincoln Police Department | University of Nebraska for data evaluation | Mental Health Association of Nebraska | Families Imspiring Families | Targeted Adult Service Coordination

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