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Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) are comprised of specially trained law enforcement officers. These officers are trained in tactics to effectively deal with a person experiencing a mental crisis, as well as every day interaction with mental health consumers. |
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A CIT Officer has successfully completed state authorized training, and passed required testing, to become certified as a Crisis Intervention Team Officer by the Utah State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Each CIT Officer becomes a member of their agency's Crisis Intervention Team. Crisis Intervention Teams are comprised of officers from uniformed patrol divisions who volunteer to participate. These officers maintain their responsibilities as patrol officers, but become primary responding units to situations involving a mental health consumer, or persons experiencing a mental health crisis.
This program does not necessarily advocate the removal of incarceration as a valid option to the resolution of a situation. However, it does provide CIT Officers an understanding of all options and will assist in finding the best solution for the consumer and the community.
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CIT Officer is trained in identifying characteristics of various
mental disorders. With a newfound empathetic approach, officers of
this program are trained to provide a safer intervention for the
consumer, the community, and the officers. ©2006 Salt Lake City Police Department. All rights reserved.