Responding and Helping: The Erie Police Department's Crisis Intervention Unit

Name: Responding and Helping: The Erie Police Department's Crisis Intervention Unit
Start: 2025-03-21T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-21T13:30:00-04:00
Location: 3207 State St, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16508

Schedule

Fri Mar 21 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

3207 State St, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16508 | Erie, PA

In May 2023, the Erie Police Department relaunched its 24-hour Crisis Car Unit, and with it the department's Crisis Intervention Unit, after a nearly two-decades-long absence. Staffed by professionally trained police officers working along side crisis service workers and in partnership with UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, the unit's primary function is to work with the mental health community – from being first responders, to providing referrals. Lt. Jamie Russo, who directs the unit, will discuss its launch, its impact, and its future.
*If purchasing a lunch, please register 48 hours in advance. Thank you!
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State St, Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Friday, March 21, 12pm to 1:30pm
Admission: Free; Lunch optional, $5/person