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• Leadership and management support from each partner organization • Evaluation and data analysis support The behavioral health clinicians are dispatched to assist law enforcement officers and community members, with a full-time clinician and one -quarter time Clinician Supervisor working out of the Louisville Police Department (when not on calls or providing other related services as authorized by the Chief of Police or his/her designee). Mental Health Clinician may also be assigned to the Kestrel Community for up to one afternoon/morning per week for the convenience of Kestrel Residents who may be in need of Mental Health and/or Elder Services information or referrals. 4. A) Initial Encounter Procedure -EDGE • Clinicians are embedded 5 days/week at Louisville PD (one full-time Clinician and one -quarter time for Clinician Supervisor). The specific days/hours will be at the discretion of the Police Department, based on need, as determined by the Chief of Police or his/her designee. • Officers can contact clinicians directly or request a response through their agency's dispatch center. • A clinician and officer(s) respond to a scene together, and the officer clears the scene for safety. • Clinicians will drive their own vehicles to the scene. • Clinicians provide de-escalation services and assess for emergency psychiatric hold, ongoing mental health and/or addictions treatment needs, elder needs, and needs for peer support. • If there is probable cause for criminal charge(s), the officers decide whether to divert or file the charge(s). The clinician may still provide de-escalation and referral services if charges are filed. • Clinicians can accompany officers to the hospital or Crisis Walk -In Center to provide collateral information and facilitate a warm hand-off. B) Initial Encounter Procedure -Other Mental Health or Elder Services Clinicians are embedded 5 days/week at Louisville PD (one full-time Clinician and one - quarter time for Clinician Supervisor). The specific days/hours will be at the discretion of the Police Department, based on need, as determined by the Chief of Police. Officers can contact clinicians directly or request a response through their agency's dispatch center. • A clinician and officer(s) respond to make the initial contact together • Clinicians will drive their own vehicles to the scene • Clinicians provide elder needs, and needs for peer support de-escalation services, and as needed, assess for emergency psychiatric hold, ongoing mental health and/or addictions treatment needs. 5. A) Outreach and Follow Up Procedure -EDGE The clinicians' follow-up with clients within 24 hours of the initial encounter and facilitate warm hand-off to a peer support specialist. The peer then meets with the client to assist with engagement into ongoing treatment, by providing support for the following types of services: