tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post5783884592178026250..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Primary careTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-16885821164743299022008-12-25T13:59:00.000-06:002008-12-25T13:59:00.000-06:00I agree with the other posters, I also am a big fa...I agree with the other posters, I also am a big fan of Muff, always have been! It's good to read about it this sort of thing once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-87150395328135218492008-12-25T08:17:00.000-06:002008-12-25T08:17:00.000-06:00That officer Muff is a fine young man, when I was ...That officer Muff is a fine young man, when I was a young man and my back was feeling a little pinchy, he once helped me carry my groceries out to the car. I see he still helps people, even now that he is an officer of the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-16709280671130190002008-12-24T06:19:00.000-06:002008-12-24T06:19:00.000-06:004:02 -Yes, 335 of those are included.4:02 -<BR/><BR/>Yes, 335 of those are included.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-66697236389678479522008-12-23T16:02:00.000-06:002008-12-23T16:02:00.000-06:00Are suicide attempts or expressed suicidal desires...Are suicide attempts or expressed suicidal desires (meaning someone calls LPD and reports that a friend, acquaintance, etc says they want to hurt or kill themselves) that result in an LPD dispatch counted as mental health investigations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-56292907602563743802008-12-23T14:58:00.000-06:002008-12-23T14:58:00.000-06:00I would have to agree that Mike Muff is one of the...I would have to agree that Mike Muff is one of the best of LPDs best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-27614975240401211282008-12-23T08:13:00.000-06:002008-12-23T08:13:00.000-06:00P.O. -You're right. The Emergency Protective Cust...P.O. -<BR/><BR/>You're right. The Emergency Protective Custody process, though, is not the only way that a mentally ill and dangerous person may be involuntarily committed. The Act contemplates the filing of a petition by the County Attorney, notice and hearing before the Mental Health Board, and a determination of whether the patient requires involuntary custodial treatment. <BR/><BR/>EPC is supposed to be used only in emergencies, where there is a likelihood of harm is immediate, and <A HREF="http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=s7109019000" REL="nofollow">"is likely to occur before mental health board proceedings under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act may be initiated to obtain custody."</A><BR/><BR/>It seems to me that the emergency protective custody process has increasingly been used by mental health professionals and others as the defacto gateway into mental health treatment. Sometimes it's hard to understand where the emergency is when the patient is already hospitalized voluntarily, or under the care of a group home providing services and supposedly staffed with mental health professionals. That is probably why only a small percentage of the mental health investigations resulted in an EPC certificate.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, we do what needs to be done to protect patients and the public. My point is simply that the police have become the gateway and provider for lots and lots of issues. Crime is just a small part of what we are called upon to deal with.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-28732175372530710452008-12-23T07:34:00.000-06:002008-12-23T07:34:00.000-06:00As a teacher and a member of our school's SCIP tea...As a teacher and a member of our school's SCIP team I see that schools and teachers take care of many social problems and that those social problems are becoming more difficult to solve. Folks don't have just one need, they have several.<BR/><BR/>My advantage is that we get to see things improve in some cases - as usual the police just get to see the crisis and seldom get the pleasure of seeing a good resolution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-68492330662039652882008-12-23T06:37:00.000-06:002008-12-23T06:37:00.000-06:00Chief, correct me if I'm wrong, but according to s...Chief, correct me if I'm wrong, but according to statute, aren't leo's the only people with the authority to epc someone? If so, unless the law is changed to also allow professionals in the medical/psychological fields make the determination, I don't see much of a change. If I, as a professional with concern that a person is suicidal, I don't have much choice but to call law enforcement. I can't transport the person, so if I don't report it, I could be liable (ding ding ding, I think we have our answer as to why things are different now).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-73650833862160706462008-12-23T05:56:00.000-06:002008-12-23T05:56:00.000-06:00I'd think that the most that a reasonable person w...I'd think that the most that a reasonable person would expect LE to do is to control a situation (that the citizens were unable to control themselves), until LFR could get there and take custody of the relevant individual. Maybe that's the problem - some who call you just aren't reasonable, and don't try calling LFR themselves, which yould probably get the person properly restrained in a medical manner much faster than using LE as the middleman.<BR/><BR/>LE restraints have a side effect of causing pain to those who aren't compliant, and as you've written before, that's not what you want for someone who has gone off the rails (my wording, not yours). In such a situation, having EMTs on-site is a big plus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com