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JPA A2412471 with the City of Brooklyn Park to authorize the 911 Alternative Response Team, 03/25/24-12/31/27
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, Joint Powers Agreement A2412471 with the City of Brooklyn Park to enhance the coordination between the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, Brooklyn Park and the Human Services and Public Health Department associated with the 911 Alternative Response Team during the period of March 25, 2024 through December 31, 2027, be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the County.
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Background:
The Human Services department requests approval to authorize this JPA which will support a second 911 Alternative Response Team (ART) and the partnership with the Brooklyn Park Police Department and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Agreement A2211246 authorized the first ART team and included contracted medical support through North Memorial. The second Brooklyn Park ART authorized in this agreement will utilize Hennepin County staff provided medical services.
Alternative Response Teams respond to low-risk 911 calls for service involving Brooklyn Park residents with mental health, substance use, and social service needs. In 2022, Hennepin County launched a pilot to test an alternative 911 response to calls for service involving residents experiencing mental health challenges and co-occurring mental health challenges and substance use disorders. Among the 39 suburban cities served by Hennepin County Sheriff's Office 911 dispatch, Brooklyn Park Police Department experiences the highest volume of mental health calls. Since 2014, Hennepin County's Criminal Justice Behavioral Health Initiative (CJBHI) has successfully implemented more than a dozen mental health and justice reform projects. The Alternative Response Team expands opportunities for appropriate responses and resident access to a broad range of behavioral health supports in the community...
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