CIT and Mental Health Courses for Police and First Responders
We offer Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) as well as other mental health and de-escalation courses designed specifically for police and first responders.
Information on our courses can be found below. Check back periodically to see when we’ll be offering these courses or contact us directly to arrange a course for your own organization.
Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
A four-day comprehensive mental health training course based on the Memphis Model of CIT for police and other emergency responders. Topics will be covered in-depth with a focus on de-escalation.
Recommended for all front-line police officers.
Topics to include:
Mental Health Disorders (including Psychosis, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Dementia,
Childhood Disorders and Substance Abuse)Suicide Intervention
Lived Experience presentations
Community Resources
Scenarios
De-Escalation for Emergency Responders
An informative and dynamic 8-hour mental health workshop for police and other emergency responders including police, EMS, fire, security staff and crisis workers.
Topics to include:
Overview of Basic Mental Health Disorders
Suicide Intervention
Community Resources
De-escalation techniques
Scenarios
De-Escalation for Emergency Dispatchers
A dynamic 8-hour training day focusing on issues specifically related to emergency call-takers and dispatchers, the true First Responders. The workshop will be valuable to all dispatchers in the emergency field including police, fire and ambulance on managing 911 mental health calls.
Topics to include:
Overview of Basic Mental Health Disorders
Suicide Intervention
Community Resources
De-escalation Techniques
Scenarios
Advanced Mental Health Training
This 2-day course is for police officers and crisis workers who work in collaborative police/mental health teams such as Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Teams. Mental health topics will be covered in depth and applied to cases.
Participants must have attended the Crisis Intervention Team Training previously and be actively involved with police and mental health.
Mental Health De-Escalation for Fire Personnel
Fire personnel often respond to emergency calls involving people with mental health issues in crisis on a regular basis. Fire fighters have little to no training to deal effectively with people in a mental health crisis and are unsure where to turn to for additional assistance to prevent future crises from occurring.
Workshops range from 3 hours to 2 days and can be adapted to your fire department’s needs.