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April 14, 2021 Meeting Minutes
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Roll Call: 6 Commissioners present
Vice Chair Linton, Commissioner Roloff, Commissioner Kenny, Commissioner Brillinger, Commissioner Hall, Commissioner Mullins
Minutes from the December 16, 2020 Commission on Persons with Disabilities Meeting Approved
Minutes from the February 10, 2021 Commission on Persons with Disabilities Meeting Approved (Commissioner Brillinger abstained)
4A: Presentation from Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
* Presentation by Narges Dillon, Executive Director, provided an overview of services and she was available to answer questions, they are a contractor of Alameda County Behavioral Health
* Website: https://www.crisissupport.org/
* Movement of peer support in crisis and suicide prevention - stayed true to community based model - they have 150 volunteers to support callers, and they also have 50 staff, so a hybrid model of community volunteers supported by staff
* 3 prongs
o Crisis and text line
o Clinical program
o Community education
* Resources:
o 24 hour crisis line: 800-309-2131 - local, national suicide prevention lifeline: 800-273-8255 (TALK), they answer 40,000 calls per year
o Crisis text line: Text HOME to 741-741, text SAFE to 20121
o A lot of more intense calls come between 10pm and 3am
o 10% of callers are in crisis and suicidal, other callers are having a bad day, argument, range of issues
o They take calls from all ages, they have multiple languages available and access to a translation line
o COVID-19 support line at 510-420-3222 -- geared to people in a healthcare setting
o Follow-up support for people who are high risk or without access
o Grief program
o Clinical programs: 800-260-0094
o Services are free or people pay what they can
* Volunteer opportunities!
* Different options depending on time of day, none are 24/7, if someone has a serious crisis there is no option other than law enforcement in Alameda County at this time
* Every call to law enforcement i...
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