Rihaan Bhansali From left: Grinnell Police Department Chief Michael McClelland and Mental Health Liaison Faith Repp. It’s because the state of Iowa is 47th in the nation for mental health resources. McClelland was a strong advocate for Repp’s position as Mental Health Liason. “When I got to Grinnell, it didn’t take very long to realize that a large percentage of our calls for service … were for mental health reasons,” he said. Plans for the existence of a Mental Health Liaison were laid out in the Grinnell Police Department 2021 Annual Report.