Crisis Intervention Team Trainings
Free trainings for local law enforcement and partners.
What is CIT Training?
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training is a collaborative effort between law enforcement and the mental health community to help law enforcement and other first responders through incidents involving persons living with mental illness.
What is the CIT Awareness Course?
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Awareness Course is an 8-hour training for individuals and first responders who collaborate with law enforcement for mental health crisis response and support.
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Practice areas: social workers, case managers, independent providers, first responders, EMS, and fire.
Act out real life scenarios
About the Training
CIT is an advanced training that provides an emphasis on officer and consumer safety, focusing on effective treatment referrals for those in crisis. CIT has been shown to positively impact perceptions, decrease the need for higher levels of police intervention, decrease officer and consumer injuries, and re-direct those in crisis from the criminal justice system to the health care system. NAMI Richland County offers this training free of charge to all first responders in the Richland County and surrounding areas.
What You'll Learn During the Training
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Introduction to psychiatric illness
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Assisted outpatient treatment (AOT)
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Civil commitment
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Legal and mental health processing after arrest
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Mental health court
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Psychiatric medications
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Family and personal perspectives
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... and more!
Contact our Executive Director for more information.
