Creating Mental Health Pathways for 911

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 303 C-D

CE: 1 CEU

Main Presenter(s)

Michael Dunkwu

Regional Sales Manager
Hexagon
Madison, Alabama

Co-Presenter(s)

TK

Teddy Kavaleri

Chief IT Officer (CIO)
Office of Unified Communications
Washington, District of Columbia
HM

Heather McGaffin

Office of Unified Communications

Washington, DC, public safety and municipal health agencies are partnering to provide a rapid response to mental healthâ€related emergencies. The goals of this unique pilot project are to provide the appropriate responses to healthâ€related calls, thereby freeing police resources to respond to situations in which a law enforcement presence is necessary.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn the coordination, logistics, and benefits of implementing such a project in their agency.
Participants will discuss three lessons learned in the development of this project.
Participants will discuss the technology and agency partnerships required for the success of this project.