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| Minneapolis city subcommittee approves police request to contract social workers | |
| 2022-10-19 | |
The city's Policy and Government Oversight Committee approved the request on Monday. The two-year, $730,000 contract would embed at least five social workers in each of MPD's five precincts. The entire city council will vote on the request on Thursday. The Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department would source he full-time employees. The social workers would collaborate with the police in an effort to "expand the level of service provided to individuals needing crisis intervention," according to Minneapolis's government website. The proposal would deploy social workers to 911 situations to provide mental health support when deemed appropriate. The plan intends to prevent future 911 calls and "reduce [the] rate of arrests/prosecution of persons in mental health crisis." "This is particularly valuable in considering a trauma informed approach to those victims and family members who have been impacted by violence," a memo on Minneapolis's website read. The contractors will also connect residents using city resources and services to "formulate care plans for clients" and "assess [individuals'] longer-term needs." The proposal claims that social worker responses will be "customized to the person’s culture." A key goal of the program is to "increase public satisfaction with the response to mental health services and emergencies," in addition to helping residents. Several Hennepin County communities had embedded social workers in police departments as far back as 2019. If the measure passes, social workers will work alongside Minneapolis police officers in 2023. The approval comes over two years after the death of George Floyd, whose murder at the hands of officer Derek Chauvin rocked the city of Minneapolis and the entire country. At the time, many police reform advocates argued that an intervention by a social worker could have prevented Floyd's death. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 I believe the suggestion card also included a Pay Per View option? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-10-19 16:13 |
| #8 "And how do you feel about being attacked?" "Like I'm bleeding out....rosebud" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-10-19 14:42 |
| #7 Anyone remember Police Academy: Citizens on Patrol? |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-10-19 14:11 |
| #6 many police departments provide social work type training to cops already and have been doing so for decades a few social work departments at universities provide law enforcement orientation - also for decades in some cases, e.g., domestic disputes the police who respond will have a social worker on the line when they make the visit to the site of the dispute unfortunately, there is not much the social worker can do if one of the disputants is on a high drug dosage but if the dispute is just yelling, it sometimes helps |
| Posted by: lord garth 2022-10-19 14:06 |
| #5 Political officers to keep the cops in line. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-10-19 12:26 |
| #4 “Please ask the person who is tearing your clothes off in order to rape you which pronouns he prefers before we can proceed addressing his need further…” |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-10-19 12:24 |
| #3 "I'm afraid we won't be able to respond until you increase your Social Media Score" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-10-19 12:02 |
| #2 "Thanks for calling 911. Your Social Worker will be available in 2 hours..." |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-10-19 11:54 |
| #1 So some of those dumbass college kids who got degrees in social work will finally get to leave Starbucks and get grownup jobs? Woo hoo! The city is throwing $730,000 of taxpayer money at a problem they created. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-10-19 11:44 |