Edhat StaffSource: Santa Barbara Police Department
Santa Barbara Police Department is launching an Adult At-Risk ID Card initiative to safeguard City residents suffering from memory loss or other cognitive limitations like Alzheimer’s, Dementia or Traumatic Brain Injury in the event they lost or are separated from their home or care-givers.
Registration is available ONLY to City residents. Families or caregivers are invited to attend along with the at-risk individual they wish to register. you CAN also register yourself.
Registration is on Wednesday, March 11th from 10 am to Noon at the Police Activities League (PAL) Building 1235 Chapala Avenue Santa Barbara, CA. There is free parking and handicapped access via the lot to the rear of the building.
This project is designed to assist at risk adults who may suffer from memory loss or other cognitive limitations (e.g. Alzheimer’s, demetia) and thus are at-risk of becoming lost or separated from their home or care-givers.
Participants in the program will register critical information with the SBPD in advance of any problem occurring and receive a unique identification card for the at-risk individual. The Department will then remain private but some information will be released to the public (such as description of the at-risk individual, age, etc) in order to assist in a search in the event a participant is reported missing.
The at-risk participant will also be photographed to assist in any future search effort.
This new project will be administered largely by SBPD’s Volunteers-in-Policing (VIP) Program, a 3-year-old initiative of Police Chief Lori Luhnow.
Moving forward Police personnel will reach out to care-giving organizations Citywide to encourage participation in this innovative initiative. Those who wish to register, but who cannot attend the rollout event can set an individual appointment by contacting SBPD Volunteer Dale Kunkel via email at dkunkel@sbpd.com
For questions about the upcoming event or to obtain additional information about the Adult At-Risk ID Program, contact Sgt. Kasi Corbett at (805) 897-2332.
Spare us all your partisan comments, Adamvant.
Be off now. Go TROLL elsewhere!
Can’t I just sew my name on a label inside my clothing? (Really, what makes folks think a lost soul will be carrying this card versus something already issued?)
Tattoo my name on my hand for quick reference if I forget?
Well, if the find you it is not clear how a name tattooed on a hand will help. Could be a lost family member or former lover or ? I think we will probably need to implant sub dermal chips in the style of pets. We could even affix a collar on their necks so that a shock is emitted if they wander outside the perimeter.
Weren’t you aware that the Sacrament Democrats passed and Gavin Newsom signed into law changing “at-risk youth” to “at-promise youth” in the state’s education and penal codes? Look it up.