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Overview Of CIT

Overview Of CIT. Mental Health Commission October 10, 2013. CIT History. Brief History Full Program—NOT JUST TRAINING Three parts of CIT Additional Training for Law Enforcement CIT Council-Problem solving and Collaboration Jail Diversion Program. CIT Goals.

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Overview Of CIT

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  1. Overview Of CIT Mental Health Commission October 10, 2013

  2. CIT History • Brief History • Full Program—NOT JUST TRAINING • Three parts of CIT • Additional Training for Law Enforcement • CIT Council-Problem solving and Collaboration • Jail Diversion Program

  3. CIT Goals • Improve the services to the mentally ill within our community • Improve collaboration and communication among mental health providers and first responders • Identify the mentally ill within our community that could be better served by treatment than by incarceration

  4. CIT Goals • Give police officers the tools they need to handle crisis intervention • Increase knowledge of mental illness • Increase knowledge of community resources • Teach skills in de-escalation • Increase officer and bystander safety awareness

  5. What CIT is Not • Quick fix to mental health problems in our community • Only a training program for law enforcement • A commitment to never use force against the mentally ill

  6. CIT Executive Council • Should be approximately one-half law enforcement • Should have a representative from advocacy groups, mental health providers, mental health courts, probate council, juvenile, family member • Should be a manageable number • Serves as a means to organize a large group of individuals/agencies involved in CIT

  7. Mid-MO CIT Executive Council • Three CPD officers • Three BCSD officers • Two MUPD officers • Mental Health Court • NAMI-Tim Harlan • University Hospital--Annette McDonald • Hospital Security--Randy Boehm • Boone County Legal Counsel--C.J. Dykhouse • Mid-Mo and DMH--Robert Reitz • Boone County Juvenile Office--Cindy Garrett • Burrell-Annie Juvie

  8. Role of the CIT Executive Council • Coordinating body of CIT Council • Actively participate in the work of the committees • Coordinate commitment to work toward 24/7 CIT officer availability • Serves as a review board that meets and discusses individual cases and formulates recommendations as needed • Assign projects to the committees as needed • Public Information source for the CIT Program

  9. CIT Committees • Law Enforcement/Courts • Mental Health Providers/Medical • Juvenile • Family/Consumers • Training

  10. Law Enforcement Committee • Write and approve CIT Policy for involved police agencies • CIT reporting • Identify the best way to get law violators with mental illness involved in mental health court if appropriate • Information sharing between L.E., P & P, and the courts

  11. Mental Health Providers/Medical • Smooth process for involuntary/voluntary commitments • Getting information to first responders about available resources • Develop/strengthen law enforcement, hospital, provider linkages • Recommend emergency department policy for CIT incidents • Look at the issue of crisis bed shortages • Information sharing

  12. Juvenile • Identifying those in need of services at youngest possible age • Coordination of available resources for juveniles • Information Sharing • Training officers in the issues surrounding young mentally ill consumers

  13. Family/consumers • Teaching officers about available resources for family members • Advocates • Giving feedback to officers on specific interventions • Family/consumer panels • Suggestion of issues to the CIT Council

  14. Training • Develop and coordinate the 40 hour training for law enforcement • Develop familiarization programs for dispatchers, supervisors and other first responders • Actively search for speakers and training opportunities for CIT

  15. Mental Health and Law Enforcement • Totality of the circumstances must meet criteria for imminent harm. • RSMo 632.305 Detention for evaluation and treatment, who may request--procedure--duration--disposition after application. 632.305. • 3. A mental health coordinator may request a peace officer to take or a peace officer may take a person into custody for detention for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed ninety-six hours only when such mental health coordinator or peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that such person is suffering from a mental disorder and that the likelihood of serious harm by such person to himself or others is imminent unless such person is immediately taken into custody.

  16. Mental Health and Law Enforcement • Imminent Harm DMH 132 Form - Law Enforcement • Application for 96 Hour Detention and Evaluation DMH 128 – Family Member/Caregiver/Probate

  17. Mike Krohn, BCSD • Thank You!!

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