BEST Criminal Justice Diversion Police Co-Responder/Mental Health Clinician
Core
Direct crisis services for children, adolescents, and adults in mental distress, collaborating with police to provide on-site assessments and rapid linkage to mental health, substance abuse, and psychiatry services.
Role type
Crisis intervention mental health clinician (police co-responder)
Builds
Rapid access to community mental health, substance abuse, and psychiatry services for individuals in crisis
Domain
Public safety / Mental health crisis intervention
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Crisis intervention, on-site assessment, interdisciplinary team collaboration, cultural sensitivity, written documentation, community resource navigation
Preferred skills
Clinical licensure, experience with traumatized children/families, experience with violence/trauma, bilingual/multi-lingual skills, hospital/healthcare setting experience
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Assist police officers with calls involving individuals exhibiting signs of mental distress; provide on-site assessments in the community or police district; deliver rapid access to mental health and substance abuse services; link individuals to other BEST system components
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC