To the program the us city of minneapolis is moving from protests to remembrance as crowds gather for a Service Honoring george floyd a memorial is due to begin there in less than an hour for the 46 year old black american who died after police knelt on his neck during an arrest the event will be attended by Family Friends and civil rights leaders and others who shared in the outrage over his death 10 days ago all 4 officers involved have not been charged a key demand of the protesters john hendren is in minneapolis for us a really a chance to reflect for the many that are attending in 10 days that have changed america in so many ways. That is true there will be ram remember and of the man is a gentle giant he is over well over 2 meters tall 6 feet 4 inches high and hell be remembered as a father and his daughter giana of course will be here let me just give you a little idea of the set up here that is where people check in on on the far side over there and as you move along here this
Programming and actually providing what we would want to provide, which is real treatment on demand for everybody seeking it in a quick period of time and support for them afterwards. I am hoping some of what will come out of doctor blands work is a map of what would and you suggested maybe it is three or a total of double the step down beds. It doesnt solve Behavioral Health court problem. It is hard for us as policymakers to, you know, work and i assume this is true in the Mayors Office to come up with solutions if we dont have a real assessment of what the gaps are. It is true, i didnt focus specifically on justice involvement in this presentation. We could find out. There are experts that would know better than i. Supervisor mandelman we have that hearing. We will have a lot of conversations about the jail. It does send assessors to the jail. It is difficult even though they are in jail it doesnt mean be they are easy to find or sit down with. A lot of things get in the way of the
You mentioned the fact that there are times when you cant address the need right away and part of the waiting time is because you cant draw down the reimbursement dollars. Uhhuh. I know i was looking at the slide in what areas of need, but it seems like when you cant help some participants, its due to cost reimbursement and not necessarily due to capacity. So would you say a gap funding or some way to eliminate their wait time to able to help a patient right away is important for addressing the need immediately . Yes. I mean, i think in general, we have come to understand the managed care system that is drug medical, and you think the county has been a learning process. We know that somebody will be eligible. We would like to put them in a bed and we will work out the funding after the fact. And yeah one think that would be helpful. Thank you. I dont want to oversell it. There are times when there are other barriers. Like, if a person has a Health Condition thats not been taken care of
Programming and actually providing what we would want to provide, which is real treatment on demand for everybody seeking it in a quick period of time and support for them afterwards. I am hoping some of what will come out of doctor blands work is a map of what would and you suggested maybe it is three or a total of double the step down beds. It doesnt solve Behavioral Health court problem. It is hard for us as policymakers to, you know, work and i assume this is true in the Mayors Office to come up with solutions if we dont have a real assessment of what the gaps are. It is true, i didnt focus specifically on justice involvement in this presentation. We could find out. There are experts that would know better than i. Supervisor mandelman we have that hearing. We will have a lot of conversations about the jail. It does send assessors to the jail. It is difficult even though they are in jail it doesnt mean be they are easy to find or sit down with. A lot of things get in the way of the
Programming and actually providing what we would want to provide, which is real treatment on demand for everybody seeking it in a quick period of time and support for them afterwards. I am hoping some of what will come out of doctor blands work is a map of what would and you suggested maybe it is three or a total of double the step down beds. It doesnt solve Behavioral Health court problem. It is hard for us as policymakers to, you know, work and i assume this is true in the Mayors Office to come up with solutions if we dont have a real assessment of what the gaps are. It is true, i didnt focus specifically on justice involvement in this presentation. We could find out. There are experts that would know better than i. Supervisor mandelman we have that hearing. We will have a lot of conversations about the jail. It does send assessors to the jail. It is difficult even though they are in jail it doesnt mean be they are easy to find or sit down with. A lot of things get in the way of the