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.AE0�nt'980R: Successful mental health diversion program <br />working with PD to reduce officer responsibilities <br />• CAHOOTS: Crisis Assistance <br />Helping Out On The Streets <br />• Started in 1989 by the White Bird <br />Clinic in Eugene, OR along with <br />Eugene PD; one of the oldest <br />assistance diversion programs in the <br />U.S. <br />• Medics or crisis workers respond to <br />calls. On average, workers have 500 <br />hrs of training incl. Medical care, <br />conflict resolution and crisis <br />counseling <br />• CAHOOTS is assisting in the <br />development of programs in other <br />states, including California, New <br />Mexico, Indiana, Connecticut and <br />New York. <br />• 60% of CAHOOTS <br />patients are homeless, <br />30% have some form of <br />mental illness <br />• Funded by Eugene and <br />Springfield at $2M/year - <br />2% of annual police <br />budget; responds to an <br />average of 20% of total <br />call volume to 911 and <br />local police stations <br />• Calls have grown from <br />9,600 calls (2014) to <br />24,000 (2019) <br />• Required police backup <br />150 times in 2019 (<1%). <br />�p'kAo OTS <br />1 <br />• # of calls per year <br />responded to by mental <br />health assistance program <br />• % of 911/police calls <br />diverted <br />• % of calls involving clients <br />with homelessness or <br />mental health challenges <br />• Annual budget for program <br />Stanford University§ <br />