Full Notification

WHAT:          

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 separated from their home or care-givers..
 
WHO’S IT
FOR:              

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.
 
WHEN:          

Wednesday, March 11th, 10 A.M. to Noon
 
WHERE:        

Police Activities League (PAL) Building
                        1235 Chapala Avenue
                        Santa Barbara, CA
 
                        Free parking and handicapped access via the lot to the rear. 
 
WHY:             

This project is designed to assist at risk adults who may suffer from memory loss or other cognitive limitations (e.g., Alzheimer’s, dementia) 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 SBPD in advance of any problem occurring and receive a unique identification card for the at-risk individual.  The Department will then maintain a dedicated and private database for at-risk residents in the City. Some of the information will 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: [email protected]
 
QUESTIONS: 

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.