About the MHRAC

The Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Department of Justice required that a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) be developed by the City and the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP). In 2015, the ADAMHS Board volunteered to collaborate and support the establishment and implementation of a MHRAC to assist with the CDP Crisis Intervention Program. This effort was outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that has officially ended.

The ADAMHS Board continues support of the City and the CDP by actively participating in the MHRAC as led by the City and the new MHRAC lead, David Margolius, MD, Director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health who can be reached at DMargolius@clevelandohio.gov.

2022 MHRAC Annual Report

In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cleveland and the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County, the Tri-chairs of the Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) submitted the MHRAC 2022 Annual Report on January 31, 2023. View all of the MHRAC Annual Reports here.

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MHRAC Meeting Summaries/Highlights Archives

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DOJ/CDP Settlement Agreement

The United States Department of Justice and the City of Cleveland have entered into an agreement to create widespread reforms and changes within the Cleveland Division of Police.

The changes focus on building community trust, creating a culture of community and problem-oriented policing, officer safety and training, officer accountability and technological upgrades. In addition, a Mental Health Response Advisory Committee was formed to foster relationships and build support between police, the community and mental health providers.

Under the agreement, the parties have jointly selected an independent monitor to assess and report whether the requirements of the agreement have been implemented for a term of at least five years.

Learn more about the City’s Settlement agreement.

Mental Health Task Force Recommendations for Consent Decree

The report Mental Health Task Force Recommendations to Insure all Clevelanders with Mental Illness – and All Citizens – are Treated Safely with Dignity and Respect providing recommendations focusing on community involvement, training and collaboration was submitted to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Steven Dettlebach of the U.S. Attorney General’s Office by Members of the Mental Health Task Force convened by the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County. The Mental Health Task Force was formed to respond to issues pertaining to mental health that were identified in the U.S. Department of Justice Investigation of the Cleveland Division of Police.

View the recommendations, including a roster of Mental Health Task Force members.

Cleveland Division of Police CIT

Crisis Intervention Team training is a national program designed to assist police officers encountering individuals living with mental illness. CIT is a community-based collaborative between individuals, families, the behavioral health system and mental health treatment providers, law enforcement agencies, advocacy organization and the medical community.