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Monrovia council hears SGV Care update: team reported 367 individuals served and 174 resource referrals in first year
Summary
Monrovia staff and police gave an update on the SGV Care nonpolice crisis-response program. The presentation said the team has responded to 367 individuals, completed 392 follow-ups and provided roughly 174 resource referrals in just over a year of operation.
At the Sept. 16 meeting the council received an update on the SGV Care program, a nonpolice crisis-response effort the city and partner agency Licata have operated for just over a year.
A police captain reported the team’s first-year activity totals: 367 individuals responded to, 392 follow-up contacts, and about 174 resource referrals provided. The captain described cases in which the response team’s role was to connect people struggling with addiction or other crises to services rather than to pursue arrest, and he characterized part of the team’s work as offering “human moments” that can lead to treatment and follow-up support.
Councilmembers and staff discussed the program’s role alongside police response. City staff noted the program was implemented after discussion in 2022 and that the city intends to continue tracking outcomes and coordination with police to ensure responder safety and appropriate dispatching.
The presentation included anecdotal examples of cases that staff said illustrated the program’s goals of crisis de-escalation and connection to treatment. The update was presented as a staff report rather than a formal action; no ordinance or motion was recorded on the item in the meeting transcript.
