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Commissioner's response to concerns about involuntary commitment
0:59:50
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Commissioner Park addresses Council Member Cabán's concerns about involuntary commitment policies and provides some requested information.
- Park asserts that DHS does not intend to manufacture situations for involuntary commitment
- She provides statistics on involuntary removals for FY24 and promises to follow up with more data
- Park emphasizes that involuntary removal is used sparingly and based on clinical assessments
- Cabán reiterates her concerns about the impact of inadequate funding on mental health care
- The exchange concludes with Cabán running out of time for further questions
Molly Wasow Park
0:59:50
So council member, it is not our goal or desire or intent to manufacture anything.
0:59:56
We approach all of our outreach with the intent of trying to serve very vulnerable people and get them indoors wherever possible.
1:00:05
Given that the language was just released, we have not yet started developing training protocols for that, but we will certainly circle back with the council as we do that.
1:00:16
In FY24, there were DHS and our providers did two forty eight involuntary removals.
1:00:24
I don't have the number year to date for FY twenty five, but we can certainly circle back on this.
1:00:31
As I mentioned at the beginning, it's a tool that we think should be used very sparingly, but there are instances where somebody is really at risk, and and we will continue to approach this from a clinical perspective and trying to serve people to the the best of our ability.
1:00:49
With respect to the individual that you mentioned, we're happy to follow-up offline and and figure out the next steps for that individual.
Tiffany Cabán
1:00:56
Yeah.
1:00:56
I mean, again, the reality is is that the the the policies thus far this administration in failing to, adequately fund and staff up a a mental health care continuum does create more instances of acute crisis that rise to the level of people being vulnerable to involuntary commitment.
1:01:17
That's my point.
1:01:18
Chair, do I have any time?
1:01:19
I can't see the clock.
1:01:21
I wanna be respectful of
Tammy Murray
1:01:22
time here.
Justin L. Brannan
1:01:22
About you're about an hour over.
Stephanie Woodbine
1:01:24
Okay.
1:01:25
Thank you.
1:01:26
I'll pass it back then.
Justin L. Brannan
1:01:27
Thank you council member.
1:01:29
Okay.
1:01:29
Gonna hand it over now to deputy speaker Ayala for her questions.