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CityCouncil | 2021-06-15 | 24 | Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification of program details. The City Manager stated Council has instructed staff to have a pilot program in place by the summer; noted both proposed programs can be in place within 30 to 60 days once approved; stated both proposed programs will have to operate and grow through the year and are intended to have a non-Police response; County rules about clearing 911 calls; protocols will have to be developed and approved at the County level for matters such as 5150 holds; currently, only Police Officers can determine a 5150 hold; both programs can eventually evolve and have less Police response; the pilot program is moving the City towards an alternative; neither program states Police are required to respond; however, Police might have to respond depending on protocols; both programs can highlight abilities and alternatives; the two recommended programs are the most viable options found for the timeline and capacity desired. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification about Police response and program details from the Felton Institute. Al Gilbert, Felton Institute, stated the Felton Institute is one of the largest and most successful mental health providers in the Bay Area operating over 60 programs in five Northern California counties; Felton Institute offers specialty programs including: providing mental health services for the deaf population and early psychosis and schizophrenia bipolar programs in five counties; the program has intensive case management; all 5150 holds in San Francisco are released to the Felton Institute mental health staff; outlined the list of justice service programs; stated all four programs deal with re-entry and keeping people out of the jail system; San Francisco Suicide Prevention merged with the Felton Institute two years ago; the Suicide Prevention program served over 50,000 people last year; the Felton Institute responds to all mental health and emergency crisis calls for people that are suicidal in San Francisco; the Felton Institute manages five emergency hotlines 24 hours, 7 days a week; the Felton Institute is best prepared to respond to mental health issues and provides Police and Fire Department training; the Felton Institute has over 30 mental health programs, eight of which are social justice programs. Curtis Penn, Felton Institute, stated the training in the Fire Department is uniquely different from providing mental health services; the work currently performed in San Francisco under the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, helps train law enforcement around motivational interviewing, harm reduction modality, wellness recovery action plan, and thinking for change, in order to change the organizational culture of the Police Department; noted many Officers can be heavy-handed or punitive when dealing with individuals with mental health attributes; the Felton Institute LEAD program addresses the issue of providing organizational change to Police and allows a pre-booking process; the LEAD program diverts individuals to clinical case re-entry management and connects people to services to address immediate and long-term needs; the Felton Institute Felton Engagement Specialist Team (FEST) works with a Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 15, 2021 15 | CityCouncil/2021-06-15.pdf |