Laserfiche WebLink
From: <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: Item 7A, Community wellness /Mental Health" Crisis Response Team, Jan 25 council meeting <br />Date: Monday, January 25, 20215:59:59 PM <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when <br />opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. <br />Dear Council Members: <br />First and foremost, I would like to thank the Chief for arranging to meet with some of us last <br />week. He stayed longer than the allocated meeting time to answer our questions. I do <br />appreciate that very much. <br />I partnered with ACLU to submit a formal letter of recommendation. As a RWC resident, I <br />will further add that this MOU is a "Go Slow" approach. The program is not well resourced as <br />it stands. There is no clear trajectory of ramping up clinicians. There is no clear trajectory of <br />removing police from the mental health workflow. The goals are not well thought through. <br />The metrics are not defined. The transparency approach is not outlined. With existing <br />SMART and PERT programs, 50% of our inmates suffer from mental health issues. Will this <br />pilot make a dent in this crisis - it is a dent if a drop makes a dent in the ocean. I know you <br />want to do the right thing, but please don't go so slow. <br />I will end with an excerpt from the first Civil Rights song from Nina Simone. <br />Regards, <br />Somalee <br />You keep on saying "Go slow!" <br />"Go slow!" <br />But that's just the trouble <br />"Do it slow" <br />Desegregation <br />"Do it slow" <br />Mass participation <br />"Do it slow" <br />Reunification <br />"Do it slow" <br />Do things gradually <br />"Do it slow" <br />But bring more tragedy <br />"Do it slow" <br />Why don't you see it <br />Why don't you feel it <br />I don't know <br />I don't know <br />