Implementing a Crisis Co-Response Model to Address Mental Health Needs in a Community

Sunday, October 20, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: 253A

Submitter(s)

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Belen Garcia-Rivas, LMFT

Co-Responder Manager
Chattanooga (TN) Police Department
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Speaker(s)

Amanda Finn, LCSW

Mental Health Co-Responder
Chattanooga (TN) Police Department
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Silvia Montana

CCRU Sworn Officer
Chattanooga (TN) Police Department
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

The Chattanooga Police Department’s Crisis Co-Response Unit (CCRU) will present on how a co-response model can be implemented to address the mental health needs within a community. The presentation will discuss how the CCRU was developed, provide an overview of services, highlight data collection processes, and explore community engagement strategies that can help a co-response model thrive. Reflection of lessons learned throughout the unit’s journey and recommendations to create and implement similar programs across other communities will be explored. The CCRU will share how the program has helped decrease stigma within both the mental health and law enforcement fields. Future directions for the program will be discussed.