Portland Police Department

• Features mental health professionals embedded in the law enforcement agency
• Partners with a local mental health agency to employ a contracted police liaison 
• Operates within a small city, in collaboration with nearby rural community
• Facilitates internship program for Master’s level students
• Uses a co-response model with a community-based support network
• Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for all officers
• Currently piloting a civilian-led alternative response unit for mental health calls when the client is not a danger to themselves or others 

Behavioral Health Response Program

Website: Portland Police Department

Major Jason King
Major of Uniformed Operations
Portland Police Department
109 Middle Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-874-8547
paulk@portlandmaine.gov

Bridgit Sliwak, LCSW
Behavioral Health Coordinator
Portland Police Department
109 Middle Street
Portland ME, 04101
207-874-8545
Bsliwak@portlandmaine.gov