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Commission hears mental‑health briefing and updates on Crisis Intervention Training
Summary
The commission received data on increased psychiatric emergency visits and a progress report on SFPD’s Crisis Intervention Training, including a 28% rise in trained officers this year and plans to expand CIT dispatch integration and training refresher courses.
The San Francisco Police Commission devoted substantial time on May 8 to the city’s response to people in mental-health crisis and to progress on Crisis Intervention Training (CIT).
Dr. Melissa Knopf, Director of Psychiatric Services at San Francisco General Hospital, told the commission that intakes to the psych emergency room have increased in recent years, saying the hospital’s total 5150 intakes rose from 5,837 in 2009 to 6,293 in 2012. Dr. Knopf said SFGH is the county’s primary 5150 receiving facility and…
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