CIT Goals

1. To implement a community-oriented, innovative community policing model for responding to psychiatric emergencies.

2. To reduce the number of arrests and incarcerations for non-violent offenses of people with mental illness.

3. To build a strong and lasting relationship between law enforcement, mental health care providers, and families of and people with mental illness in our local community.

4. To provide 40 hours of specialized CIT training to interested and qualified area police officers to improve their ability to interact with people in psychiatric crisis.