Mental Health/Alcohol and Drug Abuse Flashcards
Definition: A state of extreme mental health and physiological excitement, characterized by extreme agitation, hyperthermia, extreme tearing of the eyes, hostility, exceptional strength, and endurance without fatigue.
Agitated/Excited Delirium
Definition: The use of any alcoholic beverage which results in intoxication or in a psychological or physiological dependency from continued use, which dependency induces a mental, emotional or physical impairment and which causes socially dysfunctional behavior.
Alcohol Abuse
Definition: The use of any drug without compelling medical reason, which results in a temporary mental, emotional, or physical impairment and causes socially dysfunctional behavior.
Drug Abuse
Definition: A Kansas City Missouri Police Department designation to refer to a person in a crisis situation who displays an emotional and/or behavioral disability that impacts the person’s ability to effectively recognize, interpret, control, and express fundamental emotions.
Emotionally Disturbed Person (EDP)
Definition: Any one or more of the following; substantial risk that serious physical harm will be inflicted by a person upon their own person, substantial risk that serious physical harm to a person is occurring or will result because of an impairment in their capacity to make decisions with respect to need for treatment as evidenced by their current mental disorder, or substantial risk of serious physical harm will be inflicted by a person upon another as evidenced by recent overt acts, behavior or threats, which have caused harm or which would place a reasonable person in fear of sustaining such harm.
Likelihood of Serious Harm
Definition: This revised form combines the Mental Health Report, and Crisis Intervention Team Report.
Mental Health/Crisis Intervention Team Report, Form 459 P.D.
Definition: Any organic, mental or emotional impairment which has substantial adverse effects on a person’s cognitive, volitional or emotional function and which constitutes a substantial impairment in a person’s ability to participate in activities of normal living.
Mental Health Disorder
Definition: Courts within the Municipal and State Court system that specialize in veteran treatment, mental health, and drug abuse.
Specialty Courts
True/False: A Sergeant will be notified of all calls involving an EDP, and will respond if available.
True
If a person appears to be exhibiting signs of agitated/excited delirium, members will request ______ ________ ________ personnel to respond to the scene.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Prior to taking a person into custody for involuntary detention and transporting to a treatment facility, the sworn member will conduct an _________ into the facts used as a basis for the involuntary detention, and will have ________ _______ ________ based on the sworn member’s observations and/or investigations
Investigation / Independent Probable Cause
True/False: In order to transport a juvenile (17 and under), a parent and/or legal guardian must accompany them to the facility for purposes of admittance.
True
If an EDP wishes to voluntarily admit themselves to a mental health facility, the sworn member must still respond to the mental health facility and complete a ______ _______/_______ _____ ______ ______, Form 459 P.D.
Mental Health/Crisis Intervention Team Report
Additional options available to sworn members include the use of the alcohol detoxification facilities which accept indigent and drug abuse referrals for voluntary admission. Name the three (3) facilities that are available.
Heartland Center for Behavior Change / Missouri Shield of Service (Salvation Army) / ReStart
Sworn members dispatched to a facility where an AWOP/Walk-Away report has not been completed, and the individual meets the criteria , they will complete a missing person report in _______, and conduct an _______ _______.
ARS / Area Canvas
