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National Alliance on Mental Illness of Delaware County

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Crisis Intervention Training

CrisisInterventionTeamWhen calling the local police in a mental health emergency, please ask for a CIT trained officer.  Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training now exists in many communities across the United States. While this training was originally developed for law enforcement, it has been expanded to include dispatch, EMTs, and other first responders and criminal justice professionals. Over the course of one week, this 40 hour training teaches participants about various types of mental illnesses, as well as active listening and de-escalation of crisis situations, and what mental health resources are available in the community. The goal is to have a safe resolution of crisis situations involving individuals living with mental illness, and to divert these individuals away from the criminal justice system and into treatment where recovery can begin.

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training came to Muncie, Indiana in 2012 . A broad coalition holds training once a year. Evidence shows this step will increase public and officer safety, and help people living with serious mental illnesses to find treatment, rather than incarceration.
 

We are proud to partner on this project with NAMI Delaware County, the Muncie Police Department, the Ball State Police Department, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department, IUBMH Police Department. Community Corrections, Meridian Health Services, and Ball State’s Criminal Justice and Criminology Department.

Interested persons can explore Presentations from the National Crises Intervention Training Conference

Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Considering Suicide? Having suicidal thoughts? Call the National Suicide Lifeline

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NAMI DELAWARE COUNTY, INDIANA
3508 N. Janney Ave
Muncie, IN 47304

Phone: 765-702-3405

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