Sunday, November 1, 2015

PERT (Psychiatric Emergency Response Team)

September 1, 2015                                                                                                                Sponsored by DBSA San Diego

 An Overview of PERT
Marla Kingkade
Law Enforcement Liaison, Community Research Foundation and Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT)

Marla Kingkade will provide an interactive overview of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT). The presentation will also cover how to contact law enforcement in the event of a mental health crisis and law enforcement response on the scene.

Marla Kingkade has been with PERT (the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team) for several years and coordinates the law enforcement portion of the PERT program. PERT, a division of Community Research Foundation, in partnership with San Diego County Health and Human Services, San Diego County Law Enforcement, and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI San Diego), contributes to the well-being of individuals with mental illness by actively and compassionately assisting individuals in crisis who come to the attention of law enforcement to access appropriate services and to optimize outcomes through on-scene assessments and referrals.

PERT Handout Document and Emergency Response Plan




PERT Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Video



2015.07.01 PERT Presentation to San Diego City Council



PERT
PERT Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
PERT Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Form PDF
PERT Emergency Response Plan Video (ERP) Video

LPS 5150.05 Probable Cause Determination Law

San Diego Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Resource Access Program (RAP)

San Diego County Public Conservator's Office

San Diego In-Home Outreach Team (IHOT)

NAMI San Diego - Family Member Arrested
NAMI San Diego - County Jail Info
NAMI San Diego - Inmate Medication Info
NAMI San Diego - Inmate Medication Info Form PDF
NAMI San Diego - Legal Representation

San Diego City Beat 2015.01.07 Article: Mental-health-Emergencies-Continue-to-Mount

KGTV San Diego 10 News 2015.02.23 Document on S.D. Sheriff's Department PERT Patrol Procedure Manual

San Diego Union Tribune 2015.07.16 Article: County Getting More Mental Healthcare Teams

San Diego Union Tribune 2015.08.22 Article: County Amasssess Mental Health Funds Amid Need

San Diego Union Tribune 2015.09.06 Article: Are police Adequately Trained to Deal with Mentally Ill?


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  2. AnonymousAugust 15, 2024 at 9:22 AM

    My sister has bipolar disorder she lives in Escondido. In July she changed her medication from the shot of abilify to the pills. Sadly she started going manic . Our family has been dealing with this for 10 years . So my dad quickly called the cops and pert to come and put a 72 hr hold on her while we would try to get ahold of doctors and try to get her back on the right medication. She has a two year old and is an awesome kind mother who loves her son extremely so! The cops and Pert team wouldn’t do anything even though she was hardly making any sense and told them that my dad wasn’t her father when obviously he is. For whatever reason they just wouldn’t do anything to help us and the officers basically told my dad to wait till she commits a crime. That night she probably couldn’t sleep and left in the night the people that she lives with found her son and my dad quickly came and got him. While for whatever reason she went to a bank and tried to take a guys backpack (obviously not in her right mind) the cops arrested her and they gave her two felonies one for leaving her son and one for robbery. she is now in jail and my dad is taking care of her son. PERT AND THE POLICE COULD HAVE COMPLETELY AVOIDED THIS HOLE SITUATION HAD THEY DONE WHAT WE ASKED THEM TO. Or if they would have looked up her past information would have known that this similar situations have happened before and helped us. Instead of waiting for her to commit a crime and put her in jail. The system is totally horrible and so very sad! The people that need help the most can’t get the help they need unless they go completely out of their minds! If people are asking for help I don’t understand why they refuse to help and basically say to wait till something worse happens.

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