Law enforcement officers are often required to transport individuals in mental health crisis to appropriate services, such as emergency rooms, crisis centers or inpatient facilities. In addition, law enforcement are often responsible for non-emergency transportation of individuals with mental illness to and from jail, courts and medical facilities. Because mental health treatment facilities are in short supply, often times these facilities are miles away from the original pick-up location. This requires officers to spend additional time and resources for the transport. 

The first step in addressing these issues is to understand the overall role of law enforcement in psychiatric crisis response and transport of individuals with serious mental illness and the impacts of these responsibilities on public resources. The purpose of this survey is to develop this data on a national level from police departments and sheriffs’ offices throughout the country. The results will be analyzed and recommendations for policy makers will be developed into a joint report from the Treatment Advocacy Center, the National Sheriffs’ Association, and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police.

Thank you for participating in our survey. Your feedback is important. 

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* 2. In what county is your agency located?:

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* 3. Please select your law enforcement agency type: 

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* 4. How many full-time equivalent sheriff deputies or police officers do you have in your force?:

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* 5. Please answer the following questions regarding mental health service calls and encounters experienced by your agency (approximate if unknown):

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* 9. Please note the average amount of TIME (in minutes) law enforcement officers drove to transport individuals with serious mental illness for each type of encounter in a ONE YEAR period (approximate if unknown):

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* 10. Please note the average amount of MILES law enforcement officers drove to transport individuals with serious mental illness for each type of encounter in a ONE YEAR period (approximate if unknown):

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* 11. Please note the average amount of DOLLARS spent for law enforcement officers to transport individuals with serious mental illness for each type of encounter in a ONE YEAR period (approximate if unknown):

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* 12. Once in a facility, how long (in MINUTES) on average do your law enforcement officers wait with the individual until transfer of custody occurrs (approximate if unknown)?

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* 16. Please estimate the amount of money spent in transporting individuals with mental illness in 2017:

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* 17. What percentage (approximate if unknown) of your total staff time goes to responding to and transporting individuals with serious mental illness?:

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* 18. What percentage (approximate if unknown) of your total budget goes to responding to and transporting individuals with serious mental illness?:

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* 19. What proportion of mental health transports was for repeat individuals (more than 3 service calls per month)?:

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* 20. What percentage of mental health service transports did your sheriff deputies or police officers perceive to be potential risk of harm to others?:

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* 21. What percentage of your sheriff deputies or police officers have received Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training?:

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* 22. Please write any comments or suggestions:

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* 23. Enter email address if you would like to stay informed on this project:

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