Miami-Dade County is in the southeastern part of Florida with a population of 2,701,767, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States.
The Miami-Dade Police Department, representing Miami-Dade County, seeks to bolster and replicate the nationwide initiatives for crisis response evolution. This endeavor involves integrating licensed clinicians into the newly established Crisis Response Unit. By augmenting initial responses and enhancing outcomes, particularly for individuals grappling with mental health challenges or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the initiative aims to redefine crisis intervention strategies. Cohort 2023.
Program Goals
- Bolster and replicate nationwide initiatives for crisis response evolution
- Integrate licensed clinicians into the newly established Crisis Response Unit
- Augment initial responses and enhance outcomes, especially for individuals facing mental health and substance use disorders
- Redefine crisis intervention strategies
Key Partnership Organizations
Miami-Dade Police Department | Thriving Mind – South Florida
Along with a host of local private non-profits, faith-based organizations, victim advocates, homelessness advocates and the Crisis Response Unit Network of Community Providers.
Learn More
MDPD’s Crisis Response Unit: Responding to Persons in Crisis and Community Connections (youtube.com)