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The Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department has begun capturing statistical data on calls for service that involve mental health.
While it is seemingly straightforward to count incidents where there is an acute mental health crisis, it is much more complicated to aggregate mental health involvement in the variety of other calls we receive for several reasons.
Oftentimes, mental health can be an underlying factor, but the police response may be for a separate matter. Mental health can be a contributing factor to family arguments, domestic violence, narcotics use, and many other situations. Also, responses to group homes and medical facilities who serve as mental health care providers may skew the data.
Patrol Officers and Dispatchers are trained in Crisis Intervention. Crisis Intervention skills can apply to mental health, substance abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and autism-spectrum related calls.
MENTAL HEALTH HOLDS
MENTAL HEALTH HOLDS
Under California law, only designated professional personnel can place a person on an involuntary mental health hold. They can be police officers, members of a mobile crisis team, or a physician. In 2021, the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department placed the following numbers of mental health holds:
MENTAL HEALTH INVOLVED INCIDENTS
MENTAL HEALTH INVOLVED INCIDENTS
Additionally, Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Officers determined mental health was a factor in the following number of incidents, beginning in March 2021:
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