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A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a police mental health collaborative program found in North America. [1] The term "CIT" is often used to describe both a program and a training in law enforcement to help guide interactions between law enforcement and those living with a mental illness.
A ceremony will be held to recognize local law enforcement and first responders who have completed recent crisis intervention team (CIT) training.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Richland County and the Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board collaborated on the 32nd class of law enforcement and first responders.
Police and public safety psychologists have specialty knowledge about the nature of police work. This specialized knowledge consists of police working environments, the goals of the agencies, stressors and trauma that public safety personnel experience, their responses to these stressors, and the interventions used to treat symptoms of PTSD.
In the United States, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a pre-booking diversion model that provides police with an alternative to criminal prosecution in cases involving low-level crimes related to drug use, mental health issues, and poverty.
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Enhancing Success of Police-Based Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness, by Melissa Reuland and Jason Cheney, Police Executive Research Forum – May 2005 [5] Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses, Strategies for Effective Law Enforcement Training 2008. [6]
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