A Personal Account Of The CIT Model Of Police Response In Oklahoma City – An Interview With Msgt. Corey Nooner (Part 2)
When individuals with mental illness experience encounters with law enforcement, the collaboration between police officers and mental health service providers becomes critical to appropriately serving the needs of individuals experiencing mental health crises in communities. A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a model for community policing that brings together law enforcement, mental health providers, hospital emergency departments, and individuals with mental illness and their families, to improve responses to people in crisis. CIT programs enhance communication, identify mental health …
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