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Advanced Crisis Intervention Team Trainings

The South Shore Crisis Intervention Team Training and Tactical Assistance Center (CIT-TTAC) offers a multitude of trainings. Advanced CIT trainings are typically 1- or 2-day trainings on specific need areas. Currently, the South Shore CIT-TTAC offers advanced trainings including Psychological First Aid (PFA), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), CIT - Youth, ICAT De-Escalation and CIT - Dispatch.

CIT - Youth

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What is CIT - Youth?

A 2-day, 16-hour expansion of the CIT model specifically designed to help law enforcement officers connect youth who are in crisis or have mental health needs by appropriately identifying need areas, interacting in an age-appropriate, trauma-informed manner and connecting them to appropriate local community resources.

Who should attend?

The CIT-Y training is ideal for school resource officers (SRO), community service officers (CSO), administration and patrol who engage with youth in crisis and co-responding clinicians. The 40-hour CIT training is a pre-requisite for attending this training, unless you are an SRO.

ICAT De-Escalation

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What is ICAT?

Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics, or ICAT, is a 2-day training program for law enforcement officers that aims to enhance de-escalation and diffusion skills for situations involving persons who are unarmed, or armed with weapons other than firearms, and is experiencing a mental health or other crisis.

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CIT - Dispatch

911 operators play a crucial role in informing public safety response to individuals experiencing a mental health challenge.

Topics covered in CIT for Dispatchers include:

  • Overview of Crisis Intervention Teams

  • Indications of behavioral health components

  • Safety Risk Assessments

  • Active Listening & De-Escalation Tactics

  • Dispatcher Wellness

  • Role Play Scenarios with professional crisis actors

This training is certified by State E911 and counts for 8 hours towards training requirements*

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