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1 Lieutenant Brian Bixler, Los Angeles police department
Policing Individuals with Mental Health Conditions: Past, Present, and Future Lieutenant Brian Bixler, Los Angeles police department

2 What Year is it? “In police contacts with person’s suffering from a mental illness, the goal of the Department is to provide a humane, cooperative, compassionate and effective law enforcement response to persons within our community who are afflicted with mental illness.” 1948 2017 1955 1971

3 2017!

4 What Year is it? “Mental illness is not necessarily inherited, as any one of us under certain conditions might become mentally ill just as readily as we might become physically ill.” 1948 2017 1955 1971

5 1948!

6 What Year is it? “A hysteric or violent mentally disordered person often has little awareness of pain and has super- human strength. Many police holds are worthless for controlling this individual. The carotid control is the recommended method for subduing a violent person.” 1948 2017 1955 1971

7 1971!

8 The Past Hook and Book! Easier to commit Ask, Tell, Do!

9 The Past Ask Tell Do

10 The Past The Hospital Division LPS:1969 CIT: The Memphis Model 1988
Co-Deployed: 1991 Los Angeles County Sheriff SMART: Los Angeles Police Department 1993 Explain Co-responder briefly

11 The Present The image is slowly changing Foothill

12 From Warrior… Drug wars of the 80’s, gang wars of the 90’s
This is still needed at times…Active Shooter, terrorism

13 To Guardian… Always been who we are… but now it is being

14 Learning From Each Other
CIT International Conference National Learning Site Program: LAPD Houston Madison, Wisconsin Salt Lake City University of Florida Portland, Maine Agencies are reaching out to learn how they can do better.

15 De-Escalation Slow it Down! Verbal Physical Less Lethal
Hello my name is… Showing hands, using universal gestures Bean bag, Taser, 40 mm

16 The Future ? Co-Responders Dis-Engagement
Diversion: 911, Pre-Booking, Post Booking Smart 911

17 US! NAMI Walk 2016 Partnerships: We simply cannot do it on our own!
Without you, we cannot move forward! NAMI Walk 2016

18 Thank You! Twitter - @LAPDMEU Facebook – LAPDMEU Instagram – LAPDMEU


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