Los Angeles Police Department

Total number of agency personnel:12,030
Sworn: 9,233
Civilian: 2,797

Total population served: 4 million

Jurisdiction: City of Los Angeles, California

• Uses a multi-layered approach that includes triage by trained dispatchers, 24-hour triage line for officers, co-response teams, follow-up case managers, and focused community engagement 
• Features embedded mental health professionals in police agency
• Incorporates comprehensive data collection and information-sharing procedures
• Employs a robust training strategy that includes 40-hour Mental Health Intervention Training
• Engages community partners through the Mental Health Crisis Response Program Advisory Board

Website: LAPD Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU)

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• MEU Tour Video 
• LAPD MEU Twitter 

Detective III Elizabeth Reyes
Los Angeles Police Department
Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU)
100 W. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 996-1335
36106@lapd.online 

Paul Sacco, LCSW
Mental Health Clinical Program Manager II
County of Los Angeles-Department of Mental Health
Law Enforcement Programs—LAPD MEU-SMART & CAMP
100 W. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-276-4073
psacco@dmh.lacounty.gov