In 2015, the University Police Department recognized a need to train officers in crisis intervention in order to better support the needs of the 헤라카지노 주소 community. The police department started sending officers to Crisis Intervention Officer training at the Metropolitan Police Academy located in Washington, DC.

In 2016, 헤라카지노 주소 Police developed their own Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program in partnership with the 헤라카지노 주소 Counseling Center, DC’s Department of Behavioral Health, and the DC Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Since then, the 헤라카지노 주소 CIT program has trained over 100 people—law enforcement officers, mental health professionals, and community partners in Crisis Intervention. 

Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) is an innovative police based first responder program that has become nationally known as the “Memphis Model” of pre-arrest jail diversion for those in a mental illness crisis. The 헤라카지노 주소 training is based on the “Memphis Model” with an emphasis on providing support to people who may be experiencing a crisis. The 헤라카지노 주소 CIT program also values greatly its close working relationship with the 헤라카지노 주소 Counseling Center and the partnerships it has established with the Department of Behavioral Health and NAMI DC. Without these partnerships the team would not be what it is today.   

Request CIT Officer Assistance 

Would you like to speak with a crisis intervention officer or do you know someone in the midst of a crisis and are not sure who to call? Contact University Police at (202) 885-3636 for assistance.