Draft:CIT International

CIT International is a nonprofit organization which encourages local governments to develop Crisis Intervention Teams to address individual mental health events in a safe way. It operates principally in North America. CIT International has been described as the leading U.S. organization promoting best practices in Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs.^[1]

Crisis intervention teams =

CIT programs integrate staff from law enforcement services, mental health service providers, and people affected by mental illness and their families and allies. The central goal is that crises can be addressed without panic, harm, or danger.

Practices and history

CIT International began in 1988 (?) to encourage replication of the Memphis model of response, which is the source of the abbreviation CIT.^[2]

The organization holds an annual conference, and gives awards for ... Its Executive Director is Bart Oates.

References

^ Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs at the U.S. National Alliance on Mental Illness web site
^ CIT IS MORE THAN JUST TRAINING...it's a community program at CIT International web site

[1] Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs at the U.S. National Alliance on Mental Illness web site

[2] CIT IS MORE THAN JUST TRAINING...it's a community program at CIT International web site

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