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Pioneering
Public Safety
Alternatives CALL REDIRECTION TO ENSURE
SUICIDE SAFETY (CRESS) PROGRAM
c o n t i n u e d The program was launched last year
as a pilot program to divert non-
imminent suicide calls to the Didi
Hirsch Mental Health Crisis Call
CRISIS & INCIDENT RESPONSE Center for de-escalation and
THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED assessment, lessening the burden on
ENGAGEMENT (CIRCLE) PROGRAM LAPD patrol resources and decreasing
the potential for violent encounters
CIRCLE launched in 2021 in between police and persons suffering
partnership with Urban Alchemy to from a mental health crisis. The pilot
provide 24/7 community-based launched in February 2021 and has
response to non-violent emergencies successfully diverted 1,931 calls,
involving people experiencing resulting in 9,655 total hours of patrol
homelessness. The pilot currently time saved to-date. In July 2021, the
operates in Council Districts 4, 11, and pilot was expanded to 24 hours a day
13. This budget more than doubles and the Proposed Budget includes
last year’s allocation to the CIRCLE $960,000 to continue the partnership
program with an $8 million allocation with Didi Hirsh.
to expand the program to other high-
need areas in the city.
THERAPEUTIC TRANSPORT
PROGRAM
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES
Led by the Fire Department, this
Funding that will give the Emergency program is a new model for unarmed
Management Department the agility crisis response that dispatches mental
necessary to address emergency health workers to some 911 calls for
situations and incidents below the emergency assistance in nonviolent
level of a declared emergency but that situations. The proposed budget
still require an immediate response. allocates $2 million towards the
expansion of the program.
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