Persons in Crisis Flashcards
(23 cards)
Persons in Crisis
Supervision
- Supervisory Officer attendance mandatory for calls for service when there is information that a persons in crisis is _____
- Supervisory Officer notification mandatory if _____
- armed or may be armed with a weapon
- detained at a psychiatric facility for more than one (1) hour
Persons in Crisis
There is no longer a requirement for a police officer to _____ and _____ to form reasonable and probable grounds for apprehension. Police officers should obtain and record as much information as possible in situations involving third party reports and request that the complainant sign the officer’s memorandum book.
- actually observe the person’s behaviour
- may use information obtained from a third party in order
Section 33 of the MHA directs
A police officer or other person who takes a person in custody to a psychiatric facility shall remain at the facility and retain custody of the person until _____.
- the facility takes custody of him or her in the prescribed manner
Persons in Crisis
Safe Beds Program and Referrals to Community Supports
- any person over the age of _____ years who is believed to be experiencing a mental, emotional or substance use crisis;
- has become involved with police and/or is at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system; and
- who has not been apprehended under the MHA.
- sixteen (16)
Persons in Crisis
When feasible and consistent with officer and public safety, members with MCIT training and/or additional mental health training should take the _____ role in situations involving a person in crisis.
- lead
Persons in Crisis - Police Officer
- request notification of the _____ in accordance with Procedure 10–05, when:
there is information that a person in crisis is armed or may be armed with a weapon
background checks indicate that the person in crisis has a _____
the incident involves a _____
the incident involves a person who by their position has _____
- Specialized Emergency Response – Emergency Task Force (ETF)
- history of violence or use of weapons
- barricaded person
- placed themselves or others in immediate jeopardy (i.e. person located at height on a balcony, bridge, etc.)
Persons in Crisis - Police Officer
- When the person in crisis, is _____ years of age or older, and has not been apprehended under the MHA shall
* consider making a referral to a community support agency, after consent is received from the person in crisis,
* record the referral information
in the memorandum book
in the eReport, including referral type and referral agency, if applicable
* comply with direction contained in the Safe Beds and Referrals to Community Supports section of this Procedure, if making a referral for a safe bed
* comply with Item 19, if applicable
- eighteen (18)
Persons in Crisis - Police Officer
When the person in crisis, is _____ or _____ of age, and has not been apprehended under the MHA shall:
* make a referral to a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) while in the presence of the youth;
* in this age range, CAS involvement is on consent only, however, CAS will follow up if the youth does not want immediate support from their agency;
* follow the direction provided by the CAS social worker;
- sixteen (16)
- seventeen (17) years
Persons in Crisis - Police Officer
When the person in crisis is under _____ years of age shall
* record the information in their memorandum book
* determine if this is a child in need of protection under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Contact the CAS)
* comply with Procedure 04–41, as appropriate
* in consultation with CAS, refer the child in need of protection to a community support agency as required
* record the referral information
‒ in the memorandum book
‒ in the eReport, including referral type and referral agency, if applicable
- sixteen (16)
Persons in Crisis - Supervisory Officer
- Upon being notified that a call for service involves a person in crisis shall
* _____, if available
* ensure compliance with Procedure 06-13, if applicable - Upon being notified that a call for service involves a person in crisis that is armed or may be armed with a weapon shall
* _____
* provide guidance and assistance through the course of investigation
* ensure _____ - When attending officers have apprehended and transported an individual to a psychiatric facility, shall ensure the prompt and appropriate relief is prioritized.
- ensure notification and attendance of the MCIT
- attend the scene as soon as possible
- the ETF has been notified in accordance with Item 2 criteria, if applicable
Persons in Crisis - Police Officer
- If difficulty is experienced when having a person examined/admitted to a hospital
* may request a second opinion from another physician or psychiatrist on call
* may attend another hospital, if necessary
* shall submit _____
Note: Within reason, an officer may transport the person to more than one (1) psychiatric facility if the officer feels it is _____. Officers must be prepared to articulate their reasons for taking this course of action.
- a TPS 649 to the Unit Commander detailing the problem
- in the public interest to do so
Persons in Crisis - Officer in Charge
- When requested by the Toronto Emergency Medical Services to transport a violent person in crisis from a residence or hospital to a psychiatric facility shall ensure
* an Application for Admission (Form 1 – MHA) has been signed by a physician
* sufficient police escort
* the _____
- ETF is notified prior to the officers attending the address
Note: It will be at the discretion of the Supervisory Officer – ETF as to whether they will attend.
_____ means an order with conditions issued by a physician to a person which provides that person with psychiatric treatment in the community that is less restrictive than being detained in a facility.
- Community Treatment Order (CTO)
_____ means behaviour that appears to the police to be “to some extent irrational although not unruly”. [Source: R v. O’Brien (1983), 9W.C.B. 270 (Ontario County Court)].
- Disorderly
_____ means the police officer responsible for coordinating all Mental Health Act needs and/or concerns within the division; usually the Community Relations Officer or the FOCUS liaison officer.
- Divisional Mental Health Liaison Officer
Form 1 MHA means an Application by Physician for Psychiatric Assessment signed by a doctor within _____ days of examining the person, giving any person authority to take the person named on the application to a psychiatric facility. A Form 1 is valid for_____ days from and including the day it was signed.
- seven (7)
- seven (7)
Form 2 MHA means a Justice of the Peace Order for Examination directing police officers to take the person in custody to an appropriate psychiatric facility where a physician may order the person detained for examination. A Form 2 is valid for _____ days from and including the day it was signed.
- seven (7)
Form 9 MHA means an _____ of an elopee issued by a psychiatric facility which authorizes a police officer to return the person without their consent to the psychiatric facility. A Form 9 is valid for a period of _____ after the person is absent without leave.
- Order for Return
- one (1) month
_____ means an Order for Examination issued by the physician who issued the person a Community Treatment Order (CTO) and
a) Has reasonable cause to believe the person has failed to comply with the conditions under the CTO,
b) the CTO subject or substitute decision–maker has withdrawn consent to the CTO and the subject fails to permit the physician to review their condition within _____hours and the physician believes the subject may cause harm or suffer deterioration.
A Form 47 authorizes a police officer to take that person into custody and return them to the physician promptly and is valid for a period of _____ days.
- seventy two (72)
- thirty (30)
_____ means any disease or disability of the mind. [Source: Mental Health Act, ss. 1(1)]
A person suffering from a _____ may have to live with a long–term breakdown of coping skills including perception, decision making and problem solving abilities.
- Mental Disorder
- mental disorder
_____ means a member of the public whose behavior brings them into contact with emergency services, either because of an apparent need for urgent care within the mental health system, or because they are otherwise experiencing a mental, emotional or substance use crisis involving behavior that is sufficiently erratic, threatening or dangerous that emergency services are called in order to protect the person or those around them. This includes persons who may require assessment under the Mental Health Act.
- Person in Crisis
_____ means any incident during which a member experiences, witnesses, or is confronted with serious injury, death, or mass casualties; any incident in which the member’s life has been imperilled or threatened; or any situation which is recognized at the time to have the potential to significantly interfere immediately or _____.
- Traumatic Critical Incident
- at a later time with a member’s ability to function professionally or personally
