WHO HAS HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING. WELL, EVAN, THE BIGGEST THING HERE IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN OFFICERS RESPOND TO A CALL, IT MAY NOT EVEN LOOK LIKE A CRISIS. THAT’S WHY THEY SAY IT’S IMPORTANT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. EVERY PERSON IS DIFFERENT. BUT THEY WILL USUALLY TELL YOU IN SOME WAY. OUR OFFICERS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO RECOGNIZE CERTAIN SIGNS. HOW DO OFFICERS RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS? WHAT DO THEY LOOK FOR AND WHERE DO YOU GO IF YOU JUST NEED A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON? THAT’S WHAT A CRISIS INTERVENTION TOWN HALL WILL FOCUS ON TONIGHT. FROM 630 TO 8 AT THE NORTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH ON NORTHWEST 23RD STREET. THEY CAN’T ACCESS THE RESOURCES IF THEY DON’T KNOW ABOUT THEM, AND IF THEY COME OUT TONIGHT, THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THOSE AREAS WHO CAN TELL THEM EXACTLY HOW TO ACCESS IT AND WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY DO REACH OUT TO THOSE RESOURCES. OCPD EVEN HAS A TEAM OF OFFICERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN CRISIS INTERVENTION BECAUSE THEY SAY NOT EVERY CALL LOOKS THE SAME. THIS IS USUALLY SOMEBODY THAT’S HAVING HAVING A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING, SOMEONE WHO IS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NORMAL EVERYDAY LIVES. BUT IT IS NOT SPECIFIC. IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IN THE MOMENT, BECAUSE IT’S NOT PRESENTED THE SAME WAY WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL. YOU CAN HEAR FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, AND MORE, AND THEY’RE INVITING YOU TO COME OUT TO ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN ABOUT THE RESOURCES IN YOUR BACKYARD. AND YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO GET OUT HERE FOR THAT TOWN HALL. IT STARTS AT 630 HERE AT THE NORTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH ON NORTHWEST 23RD STREET. REPORTING LIVE IN OKLAHO
Panel to discuss how Oklahoma City police respond to crisis calls
A panel hosted by local officials wants to connect the community to mental health resources.
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Updated: 5:22 PM CDT Sep 5, 2024
A panel hosted by local officials wants to connect the community to mental health resources.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The biggest takeaway from Thursday’s panel is that when an officer responds to a call it may not look like a crisis, but police officials said that’s why everyone needs to be on the same page.“Well, every person is different. Every person is different, but they’ll usually tell you in some way. Our officers are taught how to recognize certain signs,” said Lt. Vanessa Hurd, commander of the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team.The panel will focus on who officers respond to mental health calls, what they look for and to provide resources if you just need a shoulder to lean on.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe panel will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Northwest Baptist Church on Northwest 23rd Street. “They can’t access the resources if they don’t know about them. And if they come out tonight they probably gonna hear from people who are in subject matter experts in those areas, and tell them exactly how to access it, and what they’re gonna experience when they do reach out to those resources,” said Hurd.The Oklahoma City Police Department has a team of officers who specialize in crisis intervention because they said not every call looks the same.“This is usually somebody that’s having a hard time communicating. Someone out of their normal every lives, but it is not specific, it is something you’re gonna have to recognize in the moment because it’s not presented the same way in every individual,” Hurd said.Mental health professionals will also be a part of the panel and residents are invited to come out and ask questions and learn about the resources available in your neighborhood.Top HeadlinesTeen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school denied prior online threats in 2023Raygun apologizes to breakdance community for backlash to her Paris Olympics performanceOklahoma City tenants only given less than one day’s notice stairs would be out of orderCharges dismissed against man accused of 2017 double murder at Del City laundromatCrews battle several fires across Oklahoma City metro
OKLAHOMA CITY — A panel hosted by local officials wants to connect the community to mental health resources.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The biggest takeaway from Thursday’s panel is that when an officer responds to a call it may not look like a crisis, but police officials said that’s why everyone needs to be on the same page.
“Well, every person is different. Every person is different, but they’ll usually tell you in some way. Our officers are taught how to recognize certain signs,” said Lt. Vanessa Hurd, commander of the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team.
The panel will focus on who officers respond to mental health calls, what they look for and to provide resources if you just need a shoulder to lean on.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
The panel will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Northwest Baptist Church on Northwest 23rd Street.
“They can’t access the resources if they don’t know about them. And if they come out tonight they probably gonna hear from people who are in subject matter experts in those areas, and tell them exactly how to access it, and what they’re gonna experience when they do reach out to those resources,” said Hurd.
The Oklahoma City Police Department has a team of officers who specialize in crisis intervention because they said not every call looks the same.
“This is usually somebody that’s having a hard time communicating. Someone out of their normal every lives, but it is not specific, it is something you’re gonna have to recognize in the moment because it’s not presented the same way in every individual,” Hurd said.
Mental health professionals will also be a part of the panel and residents are invited to come out and ask questions and learn about the resources available in your neighborhood.
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