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1200 Law Enforcement Executives Support Mental Health Reform LEADERSHIP President Over 5,500 Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, David Kass, M.A., M.P.A. Prosecutors, other Law Enforcement Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Executives and Violence Survivors Miriam A. Rollin, J.D. Preventing Crime and Violence Vice Presidents Jeff Kirsch Amy Dawson Taggart Rochelle Zeidman March 9, 2016 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Natasha O’Dell Archer, J.D. To All Members of Congress: We are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national organization of more than DEPUTY DIRECTOR 5,500 law enforcement leaders. As police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, attorneys Joshua Spaulding, M.P.A general and violence survivors, we serve communities across every state in the nation. From our perspective on the frontlines of crime, mental health services must be ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Brett Beckerson, M.S.W available to those who need them. We are encouraged to see members of Congress in both the House and Senate beginning to take steps to address mental health reform. As SENIOR ASSOCIATES Eoin Dillon, M.P.P. that work continues, we urge Congress to address the mental health needs and Dale Warfield, M.P.P. preventative practices for children and adolescents in any final legislation. As Congress addresses mental health reform, it is critically important to provide DIRECTOR OF STATE services and screenings for children and youth. Leading research indicates that half of OPERATIONS Barry Ford, J.D. all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, yet about 80 percent of children receive inadequate treatment. STATE DIRECTORS CSA California Director Barrie Becker, J.D. In the United States today, about one in five adults experience mental illness in any given year. The majority of people who struggle with mental illness are not violent. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California Director For youth and adults with mental health disorders that could contribute to violent Brian Lee, J.D. behavior, it is not just in their best interest, but in the interest of public safety that their mental health needs are addressed early on. Of the 1.5 million youth in the juvenile Illinois Tim Carpenter justice system, nearly seventy percent of them have a diagnosable mental illness. To diagnose and treat youth as early as possible has the potential to Maine Kim Gore prevent future crime. Michigan Jerry Dash Unfortunately, those of us in law enforcement are left to deal with the repercussions of an inadequate mental health system. Untreated mental illness is far too often a Mississippi Project factor for those we see in our jails, our courtrooms, and in violent encounters with law Director George Patterson, M.L.A. enforcement. The risk of a dangerous encounter increases when drugs or alcohol are present. When an individual has a mental illness plus alcohol and drug use disorders, New York Jenn O’Connor their odds of engaging in violence is 26 times higher than individuals without mental illness or substance abuse disorders. As we commit ourselves to keeping our Ohio communities safe, we call on Congress to ensure that people are connected to Cynthia Rees appropriate prevention treatment to minimize the risk of harm to themselves or others Oregon and Western and prevent instances wherever possible. States Martha Brooks Children and their families face a variety of barriers when seeking mental health Pennsylvania diagnosis and treatment. There is a serious shortage of trained psychiatrists and Bruce R. Clash, M.P.A. psychologists, particularly among those who specialize in children and adolescents. Texas Joseph McMahan 1212 New York Ave. NW, Suite 300 • Washington, DC 20005 • (202) 776-0027 • Fax (202) 776-0110 • www.fightcrime.org Washington Laura H. Wells, M.P.A. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is a membership organization of law enforcement leaders and violence survivors under the umbrella non-profit Council for a Strong America Additionally, based on a technicality of current law, many families who rely on Medicaid for their healthcare services are not allowed to see more than one healthcare provider in a single day. This means that if a pediatrician refers a child for further diagnosis or consultation with a mental health professional, the family often must take an additional day off of work, take the child an additional day out of school, and incur additional travel costs to seek a second appointment. This is a challenge for most families, but especially for hourly wage-earners, single parent households, or those in rural or remote areas. In the proposals before Congress, there are several key provisions that address youth mental and behavioral health. In the bipartisan Senate bill cosponsored by Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Murphy (D-CT), S. 1945, there is a new grant program to help states better coordinate access to children’s mental health professionals (Sec. 207). Building on what the majority of states already have in place, these grants would connect psychiatrists and psychologists directly to pediatricians for phone consultations and two-way trainings. Without infringing on patient privacy, pediatricians would have a direct line to specialists for help with necessary screenings, diagnosis, and referrals. This is a low-cost way to increase access to professional guidance, on the same day and to any participating location in the state. We also support the proposal in that Senate bill to create a grant program specifically targeted to expanding preventative services for children (Sec. 204). This focus on early detection and treatment is critically important, and can radically change the child’s chances at a healthy life with proper symptom management. Additionally, in a similar bipartisan House bill cosponsored by Rep. Murphy (R-PA) and Rep. Johnson (D- TX), there is an important provision to help troubled youth who entered confinement to receive mental health services when they return to the community, a time when they are proven most in need of services and statistically most at risk to reoffend. An amendment proposed by Rep. Cárdenas (D-CA) and adopted with bipartisan support, would enable states to suspend, rather than terminate, a youth’s enrollment in Medicaid, avoiding a potential lapse in mental health care while the juvenile reenters the community. Finally, we support streamlining Medicaid to allow families to see more than one doctor on the same day, removing the unnecessary burden that deters people from seeking the care they or their children need. On behalf of law enforcement leaders across the country, we call on Congress to reform the mental health system to promote greater access to prevention and treatment, starting in childhood through adulthood. This will help those individuals live healthier lives and greatly improve public safety nationwide. Sincerely, ALABAMA Rod Anderson, Chief of Police Titus Averett, Chief of Police David Barbour, Chief of Police Troy University Police Department Brantley Police Department Dadeville Police Department Rodney Barnett, Chief of Police Marcus Beacham, Chief of Police James Collins, Chief of Police Thorsby Police Department Baker Hill Police Department Anderson Police Department Anthony Durrah, Chief of Police Chris Edmunds, Chief of Police Jerry Garrett, Chief of Police Carrollton Police Department Millry Police Department Town Creek Police Department James Gresham, Chief of Police James Harp, Chief of Police Jonathon Horton, Chief of Police Newton Police Department Sardis City Police Department Glencoe Police Department Willie Hudson, Chief of Police Bill Isbell, Chief of Police Daniel Jenkins, Chief of Police Greensboro Police Department Kimberly Police Department Fayette Police Department Tim Jones, Chief of Police Tonnie Jones, Chief of Police David Latimer, Chief of Police Cleveland Police Department Aliceville Police Department Harpersville Police Department Scott McClure, Chief of Police Rodrick McConico, Chief of Police Rick Oliver, Chief of Police Linden Police Department Parrish Police Department Riverside Police Department Joseph Petties, Chief of Police J Poe, Chief of Police Tommie Reese, Chief of Police Fairhope Police Department Jasper Police Department Demopolis Police Department Michael Reynolds, Chief of Police Ralph Richey, Chief of Police A. 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Roper, Chief of Police Chickasaw Police Department St Florian Police Department Birmingham Police Department David Scruggs, Chief of Police Raymond Smith, Chief of Police Angie Spates, Chief of Police Georgiana Police Department Phenix City Police Department Lanett Police Department Tommy Thompson, Chief of Jim Stanley, Chief of Police James Stone, Chief of Police Police Ashford Police Department Wedowee Police Department Jacksonville Police Department Mark Thompson, Chief of Police Ron Tyler, Chief of Police Kenneth Vines, Chief of Police Prattville Police Department Florence Police Department Lafayette Police Department Jeffrey Young, Chief of Police Doug Wesson, Chief of Police Charles White, Chief of Police Alabama State University Police Childersburg Police Department Millport Police Department Department Brandon Falls, District Attorney Bernard Parrish, Interim Chief of Russell Young, Chief of Police Jefferson County District Attorney's Police Kinston Police Department Office Prichard Police Department Larry Amerson, Sheriff Kevin Davis, Sheriff Todd Entrekin, Sheriff Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Chilton County Sheriff's Office Etowah County Sheriff's Office Ana Franklin, Sheriff Mike Hale, Sheriff Huey Mack, Sheriff Morgan County Sheriff's Office Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Baldwin County Sheriffs Office Charles
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