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NORTHVILLE
NORTHVILLE

One Mind

Northville police officers complete mental health crisis training programs

Police departments in both in need. It also provides an in crisis is unable to articulate
Northville Township and the City enhanced level of service to the ” the issue.
of Northville have taken steps to community and is now a model This training prepares our officers Larkin also advises that fami-
ensure the most effective for neighboring communities, to identify, de-escalate and provide ly or friends leave their contact
response to crisis situations officials said. information in an accessible
involving substance abuse or Northville Township assistance to those who are in need. location at the residence of a
mental health issues. Community Service Ofc. Andrew troubled person to help police
Northville Township Police Domzalski was recently named get input from them if needed.
Chief Paul Tennies said mental 2020 Officer of the Year by the symptoms represent a crisis situ- Northville Ofc. Erin Larkin, “Important take-aways from
illness has become a common Detroit-Wayne County Crisis ation; safely de-escalate individ- who attended the training in the training were the reminder
focus for law enforcement, with Intervention Team (CIT). uals experiencing behavioral Oakland County in 2020, learned that there may be undiagnosed,
some departments estimating Domzalski trains first responders health crises; and use communi- how to implement new tech- untreated individuals that are in
that as many as 20 percent of across Michigan how to interact ty resources and diversion strate- niques in the (virtual) classroom need of care,” Larkin said.
calls for service are related to with individuals experiencing a gies to provide assistance. through role-playing various sce- “When that's the case, I can now
mental health incidents. mental health crisis. The programs are community- narios. She was trained to identi- direct the individuals to
Northville Township responds to “We wanted to be proactive based - involving police, health fy visual and verbal cues to resources they may not be aware
several hundred behavioral and the One Mind initiative fell care professionals and local assess whether an individual was of.”
health incidents a year, Tennies in line with our organization's organizations. The primary goal experiencing a mental health cri- “As law enforcement leaders,
said. goal to enhance positive out- is to keep people with mental ill- sis. we know that successful interac-
In Northville Township, police comes on our behavioral ness out of jail and in treatment - The training enabled Vernon tions between police officers and
department personnel complet- response calls,” Tennies said. optimally on the road to recovery. to improve her verbal de-escala- those affected by mental illness
ed the requirements for the One “We are honored to be a part of One of those organizations is tion skills, she said. improves public trust, ensures
Mind Campaign, an initiative by this important program.” COPE, like Hegira, which offers a “You go on their level. You officer safety and saves lives,”
the International Association of Two officers, from a force of 13 drug rehabilitation program and could say, 'I see that you're upset. said Tennies.
Chiefs of Police (IACP), which in the City of Northville, have recovery coaching, among other Why are you upset? What can I For more information about
improves the department also taken formal training effec- services. do to help you?'” the One Mind Campaign, visit
response to calls involving those tive techniques for intervention “Instead of taking them In a time of crisis, Larkin rec- https://www.theiacp.org/proj-
suffering from mental illness in in situations where substance straight to the hospital, where ommends that family or friends ects/one-mind-campaign. A list of
the community. abuse or mental health plays a they may not get the comprehen- of an individual with a mental all agencies who have taken the
Northville Township is the role. Both Wayne County and sive evaluation they need, pro- health issue or addiction learn pledge is available there.
only police department in Wayne Oakland County offer 40-hour grams such as COPE look at the what medication the person took For those in crisis due to
County to receive this special training for officers that help person on a one-to-one basis and and where they have received mental health issues, call 1-800-
designation and the sixth in them identify the cause of inci- find out what issues they are hav- treatment in the past. That family 950-NAMI or text NAMI to
Michigan to earn the designation dents, de-escalate the crisis, ing,” said Northville Police Ofc. member or friend may have to 741741. The national suicide pre-
and completed the training in 24 become effective at crisis resolu- Melissa Vernon, who completed interact with police if the person vention lifeline is 800-273-8255.
months. tion, and determine when the training in Wayne County.
Northville also helped launch perpetrator should be taken to a “A significant percentage of
the Mobile Crisis Co-Response community-based mental health our calls for service involve per-
Program last year with Hegira facility rather than be arrested sons suffering from mental ill-
Health Inc. of Livonia. This com- and taken to jail. ness or addiction issues,” said
munity resource pairs law The program also promotes Northville Police Chief Alan
enforcement officers and mental safety of both the officer and the Maciag. “This training prepares
health professionals to assist individual in crisis. The Crisis our officers to identify, de-esca-
individuals in crisis. When an Intervention Team website states late and provide assistance to
officer responds to a situation that the course helps officers those who are in need. The last
with a person exhibiting behav- become better equipped to thing we want to do is take some-
ioral needs, mental health understand common signs and one to jail who is in need of treat-
experts from Hegira help officers symptoms of mental illnesses ment. My goal is to have every
deliver intervention and stabi- and co-occurring disorders; rec- member of the department
lization resources to the person ognize when those signs and trained in crisis intervention.”

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