Laserfiche WebLink
Attachment A <br />Roseville 2021 Legislative Priorities <br />Increase funding for mental health services and resources for public safety <br />A growing number of Roseville Police Department calls involve a mental health crisis <br />component. All Roseville Police Officers complete 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Team training <br />to better understand mental health crises and how to de-escalate these type of situations. In <br />addition, the City of Roseville partially funds a community case worker with Northeast Youth <br />and Family Services. The community case worker works with individuals referred to the NYFS <br />by the Roseville Police Department and helps the referred individual receive access to resources <br />that address their needs. Despite these efforts, additional resources must be made on a state-wide <br />level to better equip public safety in dealing with mental health crises and to provide for better <br />outcomes and resources for persons suffering mental health issues. <br />The City of Roseville supports state funding to provide local governments financial assistance <br />to implement public safety co-responder or crisis-response teams to respond to incidents for <br />persons who are in a mental health crisis or interactions with persons that have <br />developmental, physical, or intellectual disabilities. In addition, the City of Roseville supports <br />additional state funding for additional police officer training in de-escalation tactics and skills <br />that can be used when responding to a person in crisis. Finally, the City of Roseville supports <br />increased funding and resources to assist the general mental health support system. <br /> February 8, 2021 Draft <br /> <br /> <br />