Officers who receive Crisis Intervention Team training learn how to de-escalate situation involving people in mental health crises.

While some officers may look at CIT as another tool on their belt to keep the community safe, Allen says he’d rather first responders use the crisis training to add a new mindset.

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CRISIS CONTROL: Crisis intervention training is designed to improve safety for emergency responders, like law enforcement, and to be a jail diversion program for people who are in crisis. Photo ...

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The Vigo County Crisis Intervention Team was overseeing the training, which is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Indiana.

Samantha Mahler, Regional CIT coordinator, said the training partners with National Alliance on Mental Illness and mental health hospitals.

Officers who take part in CIT training learn how to respond to people experiencing mental health crises in ways that de-escalate the situation.

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During training for Carroll's Crisis Intervention Team, first responders are taught what they may see when engaging individuals who are in crisis and suffering from an unstable or untreated ...