Swansea Crisis Intervention Team

Quick Facts:

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Swansea Police
Approximate number of officers in agency:
20
Primary specialized response:
Police officers are trained to provide crisis intervention services and to act as liaisons to the mental health system.
Program start year:
2005 or earlier
Total number of officers in program:
4

Swansea Crisis Intervention Team

Contact:

Name:
Stephen Krakowiecki
Title:
Chief of Police
Organization:
Swansea Police
Address:
1400 North Illinois Street
Swansea, IL
Email:
swanseap@htctech.net
Phone:
618-233-8114

Agency Information

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Swansea Police
Type of government that operates law enforcement agency:
Township
Approximate number of officers in agency:
20

Specialized Response Description

Program start year:
2005 or earlier
Primary specialized response:
Police officers are trained to provide crisis intervention services and to act as liaisons to the mental health system.
Secondary specialized response:
Mental health professionals partner with law enforcement officers to provide on-scene crisis intervention and referral.
Background information:
Our mobile training unit started an area wide program in partnership with the mental health agencies. Officers are trained in evaluating mental illness and taking appropriate action. These officers can commit patients to a mental health facility, refer them to providers or other resources.
Total number of officers in program:
4
Number of people with mental illness served:
51-100
Catchment area:
The entire jurisdiction
Funding source(s):
  • Police Department
    • Staff supported by funding:
  • Law Enforcement Officer

    • Program Partners and Personnel

    Existence of planning and oversight committee:
    No (please proceed to question 17)
    Mental health or advocacy agencies that participate in program:
    Chestnut Mental Health
    Written agreement of roles and procedures:
    No
    Recruitment and selection:
    Officers volunteer and some are selected.
    Program coordinator/boundary spanner
    No
    Same

    Training on Mental Health Issues

    Types of training on mental health issues:
  • Pre-service training for new recruits at the academy
  • 4
  • Basic in-service training for all patrol officers
  • 8
  • Basic in-service training for dispatchers and / or call takers
  • 8
  • Advanced in-service training for select patrol officers
  • 40
    • Number of officers who receive advanced training:
    1-50
    Groups who conducts advanced training:
      Advanced training methods:
    • Presentations (including panels, lectures, and/or PowerPoints)
      • Other information on training:
      No

      Response Procedures

      Standardized dispatch questions:
      No
      Dispatch documentation:
    • Document in central computer database used for all calls, such as a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system
      • Incident documentation by responding officer:
    • Relay information to dispatch who records it in general computer database used for all calls, such as a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system
      • Use of information on individuals' mental illness stored in police records:
      Only for officer safety, not public record
      Mental health professional available to support police responder:
    • Yes, both on-site and remotely
      • Officers permitted to transport people with mental illness to services when:
    • The person has volunteered to receive mental health treatment
    • The person is being brought to a hospital for emergency evaluation
      • Officers allowed to transport a person without handcuffs:
      Non-Arrestee's and Officer discretion
      Access to drop-off locations:
      Yes. It is open 24 hours a day.
      Procedure for streamlined intake and a "no refusal" policy for police referrals?
      No
      Drop-off center accepts people with co-occurring substance abuse disorders:
      Yes
      Length of time for drop-off and return to patrol:
      21-30 minutes

      Program Sustainability

      Data collection:
      No
      Published evaluation:
      No
      Local media coverage:
      No
      Legislative funding or support:
      No
      Key to the program's success:
      No
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