Welcome to ONLINE Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)
Presented by Buncombe County Government
What is CIT about?
It's about helping people who are in a behavioral crisis.
People with mental illness People with developmental disabilities People with substance addictions
It's about you.
First and foremost keeping YOU safe.
Keeping the person in crisis safe.
Calming the crisis.
Getting the help that the person in crisis needs.
It's about a caring community.
All of us coming together to help people in crisis.
It's Emergency Medical Services.
It's Fire-Rescue Services.
It's judges and magistrates.
It's dispatchers and probation officers.
It's school teachers
It's human service professionals.
All joining with our law enforcement colleagues.
To keep everyone safe.
To get people the help they need.
Together making this a caring community.
Thank you for joining us!