Wilder Research: Talking Through The Numbers

Guests discuss innovative new models in the Twin Cities East Metro area that pair mental health professionals with dedicated community resource officers to more effectively respond to calls from people experiencing a mental health crisis and connect them to the services they need. Guests • Roger Meyer, Project Director, East Metro Crisis Alliance • Emily Schug, Deputy Director, Dakota County Social Services • Brian Sturgeon, Chief of Police, City of West St. Paul • Melissa Serafin, Research Associate, Wilder Research Resources • East Metro Crisis Alliance https://www.eastmetrocrisisalliance.org/ The Alliance is an innovative public-private partnership comprised of counties, hospitals, health plans, consumer organizations, and the state, whose purpose is to measurably improve the crisis system in Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington counties. • Dakota County Mental Health Coordinated Response: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/MentalHealth/Response/Pages/default.aspx The Dakota County Coordinated Response m