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A pilot partnership between the Utica Police Department and the Neighborhood Center s Mobile Crisis Assessment Team to respond to mental health calls has officially launched.
Officials made the announcement Thursday morning at Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Park on South Street in Utica. Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri noted the park has been the site of several past mental health calls. It s always been more reactive than proactive, he said of law enforcement s response to such calls.
The year-long pilot program, which officially began April 26, tasks a Utica police officer and an MCAT social worker with responding to mental health calls.
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A combined effort between the Utica Police Department and the Neighborhood Center s Mobile Crisis Assessment Team to redirect mental health calls in the city is underway.
The Crisis Intervention Team, consisting of a police officer and a crisis counselor, will work out of police headquarters to respond to mental health calls and divert individuals from the criminal justice system to mental health resources in the area.
Last year, the Utica Police Department responded to around 800 calls related to mental health crises, according to Chief Mark Williams. He and MCAT Director Kristin Sauerbier both agree these are not necessarily calls police are equipped to respond to.
A committee has released the first draft of proposed reforms for the Rome Police Department.
The city of Rome’s Community Advisory Committee published the 100-page draft proposal last Monday, as part of a statewide executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that municipalities submit reform plans by April 1 or lose funding.
Recommended actions from the 14-member committee made up of police, local religious and business leaders and other community members include introducing body-worn cameras, further work on crisis intervention and increasing diversity in recruitment specifically among Spanish-speaking individuals.
Rome police Chief Kevin Beach said the draft was put together over the last couple months following meetings among committee members. It will be available for both the public and city common council to review before it is passed as a resolution, he said.