The Columbia Police Department continues to feel the strain of staffing shortages that have resulted in gaps in the ...

"While CIT International fully supports all officers receiving robust generalist training in mental health awareness and de-escalation, mandated CIT training blurs the specialist component of the CIT ...

The Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board in partnership with NAMI Mahoning Valley honored local police officers ...

May 3—RUSHVILLE — People battling a mental illness or substance abuse/addiction problem will have a better chance of getting the help they need thanks to a recent Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The work law enforcement officers do inside the Hancock County Jail can become dangerous if situations get out of hand. Officials note some 80% of inmates are dealing with some form ...

CRISIS CONTROL: Crisis intervention training is designed to improve safety for emergency responders, like law enforcement, and to be a jail diversion program for people who are in crisis. Photo ...

The goal of CIT is to improve connections between law enforcement, mental health providers, hospital emergency services and ...

Strengthening the bridge between law enforcement and behavioral health services was the focus in Centre County on Tuesday as ...

Belpre Police Chief Michael Stump, left, Dustin Lloyd, Brayden Gerber, Jan Holden, Josh Mays, Warren Moyer III, and Caleb Smith at CIT training graduation on May 23. Erica Boyd also graduated from the ...

Eighteen law enforcement personnel, three Covenant Health security officers, two U.S. Probation officers; one emergency medical service employee, and one mental health professional graduated from ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The annual Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) basic academy for local Montana first responders concluded Friday. NBC Montana attended Friday’s crisis intervention training to watch ...