Presented at Music City Tackles Mental Illness, March 5, 2018 by Richard Stanek, Sheriff Hennepin County (Minn.)

1. PUBLIC SAFETY
Sheriff Richard W. Stanek
Music City Tackles Mental Health
March 5, 2018
Nashville, Tennessee
HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
DEDICATED TO

2. In 2012 we learned we had a problem: our Jails had become de facto
warehouses for people with mental illness; inmates were waiting months
for evaluations, hearings, and/or access to treatment.
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4. Jail Challenges
• In jail, we manage the condition – we
are unable to treat the condition.
• The individual may decompensate and
may be a danger to themselves and
our staff.
• If hospital-level care is needed, often
there are not enough beds.

5. • 67 yrs., Homeless veteran
• Chemical dependence
• Mental health issues
• Jailed 31 times
“Robert” “Bert”
• 48 yrs., 62 criminal cases
• Non-violent; mental illness
• Released after 33 days in jail
• Released after 48 days in jail
• Released after 24 days in jail
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6. HCSO Innovations
• One-Day Snapshot on Mental Illness
• RN inmate screening at booking
• CIT Training for all Jail Officers
• Mental Illness case load manager
• Classification by psychiatric level
• Behavior Documentation
• Integrated Access Teams
• Discharge Planning and 24 Hours of
Medication

7. HCSO’s One-Day
Snapshot Study

11. Addressing the Crisis in the Short-Term
“The 2017 Hennepin County Mental Health Initiative”
• Expand HCMC Services in the Jail
• CIT Training for Jail Security Staff, Patrol and 911
Dispatch
• Expand Integrated Access Team
• Develop Innovative Partnerships & Solutions
• Review and Improve Information Sharing

12. Addressing the Crisis in the Short-Term
Feasibility Study to Improve Information Interfaces
• Public Mental Health Records at the
time of Law Enforcement Response
• Public Mental Health Records at
point of Booking
• Probate Court-Criminal Courts
Status and Orders
• Hospital-Jail Record sharing at point
of transport/transfer

13. Crisis Intervention Training Expanded
Team Members:
• Dispatchers
• Deputies
• Jail Medical
• Mental health workers
• Social workers
• Housing specialists
• Case managers
• Chemical health specialists

14. Integrated Access Team
Team Members:
• Deputies
• Jail Medical
• Mental health workers
• Social workers
• Housing specialists
• Case managers
• Chemical health
specialists

15. Our work is still underway today.

16. Long Term Solutions
1. Arrest alternatives
2. Pre-Trial Conditional
Release
3. Competency Restoration
4. Secure Medical/Mental
Health Unit

17. THANK YOU
For your interest in the
HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Rich Stanek
Hennepin County Sheriff’s
Office
Rich.Stanek@hennepin.us
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