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Staff Discussion on the Community Assessment Treatment and Transport Team (CATT)
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
History
The Recreation and Human Services Department (RHS) contracted with the Urban Strategies Council (USC) to conduct a Human Services Gap Analysis to determine the social services needs of the San Leandro community. USC issued the report on April 2017. One of the key findings of the report is the need for services for severe mental health cases. Data from Alameda County shows that San Leandro experiences the third highest 5150 transports (involuntary psychiatric holds) and third highest repeat holds in Alameda County. Alameda County has the highest number of 5150 transports in the State of California.
The City of San Leandro has made significant structural improvements to the mental health landscape in San Leandro. Historically, the San Leandro Police Department was the only entity in San Leandro with the ability to place a 5150 hold outside of Kaiser Hospital. San Leandro Hospital (SLH) was not a designated 5150 facility. The City of San Leandro worked with SLH, Alameda Health System, and Alameda County to achieve the 5150 designation two years ago. Additionally, as a result of the Human Services Gap Analysis, the City focused its Community Assistance Programs (CAP) funding on the key findings of the report including mental health.
For the past few years RHS and SLPD worked together to advocate for the implementation of a Community Assessment and Transport Team (CATT). The CATT will be an innovative pilot program created by Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services, Alameda Care Connect (Whole Person Care), the Alameda County EMS Agency, Bonita House, and Alameda County's 911 ambulance provider, Falck, in order to better serve those coping with behavioral health and substance abuse issues through on scene assessment and triaging of resource needs rather than the traditional transport of every client to either an...
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