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Question #1: Will we ask the county to contribute to our program since they have Bonita House to provide services to other cities? Answer: The County has not expressed their intention to expand Mental Health services or funding in the Tri-Valley. The County currently funds the Axis Bridge Mental Health urgent care program. We may ask for funding after to continue or expand the program after we have data that validates its efficacy. Question #2: Will the Pleasanton AMHRP be a CATT program? How will it be different from other Bonita House crisis response programs? Answer: No, Alternate Response to Mental Health program will not be a CATT program. The Community Assessment and Transport Team, more commonly known as CATT, is a program overseen by the County of Alameda. Our program will be managed, funded, and overseen by the City of Pleasanton in partnership with Bonita House. Regarding the differences between the programs, CATT utilizes a model which deploys a mental health clinician with an EMT. Many situations in which CATT is deployed require uniformed police assistance for initial contact and scene security. One of the primary goals of the Alternate Response to Mental Health program was to remove uniformed police personnel from non- criminal calls for service regarding mental health. By utilizing a co-response model which pairs clinicians with non-uniformed personnel, the ARU will be able to directly respond to a wider variety of calls while maintaining a non-uniformed police presence for safety. This unit will be able to vary their response from a solo clinician model, a non-uniformed co-response model, or supplement a uniformed patrol response if required. Additionally, the Alternate Response to Mental Health program will offer community members an expedited response, as both Alameda County Mobile Crisis and CATT programs responded from the western portion of the county. Question #3: How will efficacy be determined? How often will there be reports to council? Answer: The efficacy of the program will be continually evaluated based on multiple measurables to include: • A substantial reduction in involuntary psychiatric detentions (50% goal) • The number of calls for service diverted from a uniformed police response • Reduction in repeat client contacts (calls for service generated for same individual) • Reduction of incidents of Use for Force with known mental health conditions