MHD News 3rd Qtr 2015 Reduced

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
P2 SLEEP
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P3 CIT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
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P4 SECOND ANNUAL TEXAS CIT CONFERENCE
MHD NEWS
3rd Quarter/2015
Officer Vogelsang and
Clinician Ane Receive
Awards
CIT Officer of the Quarter
Sergeant Stephen Wick, supervisor of the Homeless Outreach Team, received
the CIT Officer of the Quarter Award for the second quarter of 2015. Sergeant
Wick is receiving the award from Ms. Alice Brink, President, National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Houston.
Sergeant Steve Wick responded to
a suicide-in-progress call in the
900 block of Clay. Upon arrival,
Sergeant Wick saw a woman sitting on the ledge facing out of the
tenth floor of a parking garage.
Sergeant Wick started a conversation with the woman, trying to
convince her to come down from
the ledge. The distraught woman
told Sergeant Wick that she wanted to die because her ex-husband
did not allow her to see her children and there was nothing anyone could do for her.
A short while later, Crisis
Intervention Response Team
(CIRT) Officer Roman Conchola
and his clinician partner Michael
Erickson arrived at the scene. They
joined Sergeant Wick in trying to
convince the woman to come
down from the ledge. The officers
and clinician talked to the woman
for more than an hour in the rain.
The woman finally agreed to come
down from the ledge and the
officers carefully approached her
and helped her off. Officer
Conchola transported her to the
NeuroPsychiatric Center for
stabilization and treatment.
CIRT Officer Kathryn Vogelsang and her
clinician partner Pedra Ane responded to a
MHMRA helpline referral about a suicidal man.
When they arrived, they determined the man
was in mental crisis. The man also had
confirmed out-of-state warrants. Officer
Vogelsang requested assistance to safely
have the man warned by a magistrate. Officer
John Vogelsang and Probationary Police
Officer (PPO) Robert Carlile arrived to assist.
While waiting in the court building, the man
stated he had a heart condition, had forgotten
to take his medication, and was feeling very
sick.
While Officer John Vogelsang and Clinician
Ane located the defibrillator, Officer Kathryn
Vogelsang and PPO Carlile laid the man on
the floor to help keep him calm. PPO Carlile
and Clinician Ane placed the defibrillator pads
on the man's chest. The defibrillator assessed
the man's vital signs just as he fell
unconciscious. The device delivered one
shock to the man's heart. The shock
resuscitated the man for a short while but he
quickly fell unconscious again. The defibrillator
indicated chest compressions should be
initiated and Officer Kathryn Vogelsang
immediately began chest compressions. The
man took a deep breath and started breathing
on his own. HFD paramedics arrived and
transported the man to a hospital where he
survived.
Sleep
7 to 8 Number of hours of sleep adults need daily, according to the
National Institutes of Health. Teens require 9 to 10 hours each day.
70% Percentage of American adults and teens who get insufficient
sleep.
2 hours Reduction in nightly sleep we get compared with the average
American 40 years ago.
54% Measure of alertness improvement in pilots who take naps,
according to a NASA study, which also found a 34 percent increase in
on-the-job performance.
60 million Number of prescriptions U.S. physicians wrote for sleep
medications in 2011 - up from 47 million in 2006.
Source: EXPERIENCE L!FE Magazine, May 2015
Mental Health Division Provides
Sleep Stages
Training to Kyle (TX) Police Dept.
Stage 1
When we first nod off, we drift into light sleep. Muscle
activity eases and our eyes move slowly. During this
time we can be easily awakened.
Stage 2
In the second stage of light sleep, brain waves slow.
Body temperature and heart rate decrease as we
prepare to enter deep sleep.
Group one of two groups of classified officers who received training on the Texas
Mental Health Code from the Houston Police Department Mental Health Division.
Chief of Police Jeff Barnett of the Kyle, Texas, Police Department asked Officer
Frank Webb to teach a class on the Texas Mental Health Code to all Kyle classified
personnel. The training was provided to two groups on two dates in May.
Stage 3
Youth Suicide Statistics
Stage 4
For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of
death. A nationwide survey of youth in grades 9-12 across the U.S. found that
15% of students reported seriously considering suicide, 11% reported creating
a plan, and 7% reported trying to take their own life in the 12 months preceding
the survey. Over 40% of surveyed gay or lesbian youth seriously considered
attempting suicide. Suicide rates among American Indian/Alaska Native
adolescents and young adults are 1.8 times higher than the national average for
that age group.
Source: SAMHSA
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
This is the beginning of deep sleep, also known as
slow-wave, or delta, sleep. Brain waves further slow
with only occasional faster bursts. The body begins to
release a surge of growth hormone, which helps us
rebuild damaged cells.
The brain produces slow delta waves almost
exclusively. Muscle activity ceases. It is difficult to
wake someone from this deep slumber.
REM Sleep
Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep is the time of
dreams. Your first cycle of REM sleep typically starts
about 90 minutes after you fall asleep and may last up
to an hour. Breathing becomes more rapid and
shallow. The eyes dart back and forth, and brain
waves speed to near-waking levels. Heart rate and
blood pressure rise.
Source: EXPERIENCE L!FE Magazine, May 2015
Site Visit From the Duluth
(MN) Police Department
Lt. Cheryl
Southwell Joins
MHD
(Left to right) Officer Rebecca Skillern, Houston Police Department (HPD); Lieutenant
Cheryl Southwell, HPD; Senior Officer Frank Webb, HPD; Officer Angela Robertson,
Duluth Police Department (DPD); Executive Assistant Chief Michael A. Dirden, HPD;
Patty Beech, Data Analyst, DPD; Officer Dave Drozdowski, DPD; Deb Holman and Mark
Engebretson, Street Outreach, Churches United Ministry, Duluth.
Lieutenant Cheryl Southwell joined the Mental
Health Division replacing Lieutenant Patrick
Plourde, who left for new challenges at the
newly formed Airport Division - Hobby.
Lieutenant Southwell has a passion for
working with the mentally ill, the homeless,
and individuals with disabilities. She is wellsuited for the position as she has a Master's
in Counseling. Prior to joining the Mental
Health Division, Lieutenant Southwell worked
in the Vehicular Crimes Division.
Site Visit From
the Milwaukee
(WI) Police
Department
CIT Officer of the Year
Senior Officer Jacques Bland of the North Division received the CIT Officer of the Year
Award for a situation involving a woman running on I-610 at the North Freeway. The
female was running in traffic with a knife and Jacques ran after her in an attempt to
save her. At one point, she climbed over the cement median and started running on the
opposite side of the freeway. With continued persistence, Officer Bland was able to
safely subdue the female and took her to the NeuroPsychiatric Center for emergency
psychiatric evaluation.
(Left to right) Lieutenant Cheryl Southwell, Houston
Police Department (HPD); Officer Rebecca Skillern,
HPD; Chief of Police Charles A. McClelland, Jr., HPD;
Lieutenant
Liam
Looney,
Milwaukee
Police
Department; Senior Officer Frank Webb, HPD.
Second Annual Texas CIT Conference
South Padre Island, Texas/April 30-May 2, 2015
Tie Cutting
Dr. Lucy Puryear
Registration
Dr. Puryear was the Opening
Plenary Speaker. She is
Associate
Professor
of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at
the Menninger Department of
Psychiatry and is the Medical
Director of the Women's Place
Center
for
Reproductive
Psychiatry. She is also the codirector of the Menopause
Center at Texas Children's
Pavillon for Women.
(left to right) South Padre Island Mayor Bharat "Barry"
Patel, Mr. George Parnham, South Padre Island Chief of
Police Randy Smith. Mayor Patel and Chief Smith cut
Mr. Parnham's necktie off stating there is a city
ordinance against wearing neckties on the island. Mr.
Parnham was the Luncheon Plenary Speaker.
Awards Luncheon
Homeless Outreach Team
Sergeant Steve Wick, Senior Officer Jaime
Giraldo and Case Manager Cami WestPuentes taught a class on the Houston Police
Department's Homeless Outreach Team.
Sergeant Scott Soland
Ann MacLeod, LPC-S, NCC
Ann MacLeod (right) receives the Behavioral Health
Professional Award from Officer Rebecca Skillern. Ann is
Program Director of Houston's CIRT clinicians.
Sergeant Soland of the Fort
Bend County Sheriff's Office is
receiving the Mental Health
Peace Officer Award from
Officer Rebecca Skillern of the
Houston Police Department.
Officer Skillern is President of
the Texas CIT Association.
Senior Officer Frank Webb
Officer Webb received the Award of Excellence for his work
developing Houston's CIT program and providing CIT
training over the years.
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