1. Edward C. Dobleman, NJ CIT Director Retired Chief of Police NJ CIT Center of Excellence 217 Black Horse Pike Haddon Heights, NJ, (856) EXT #105

2. Crisis Intervention Team Memphis Model
“This is policing for the 21st Century” by International Association of Chiefs of Police (1999)
“This program should be imitated in every city in America” by E. Fuller Torrey Psychiatrist of Princeton University (1996)
“. . . the best pre-booking diversion program in the U.S.”
by Hank Steadman PhD, President of Policy Research Associates(2000)
In 1999 The International Association of Chiefs of Police posted in an article.
In 1996 E. Fuller Torey a Psychiatrist from Princeton University stated.
In 2000 Hank Steadman Phd and President of Policy Research Associates who studies behavioral health and criminal justice stated.

3. Benefits of CIT Better trained officers
Specialized Training enhances community policing efforts.
Reduces injury to officers and subjects
Reduces Use of Force Issues
Changes attitudes & perceptions of mental health
Lowers Department I.A. Complaints
Lowers Law Suits and Liability issues
Lowers Disorderly Persons/Aggravated Assault arrest
Opens up lines of communication with Police and mental health personel
Builds a strong community

4. NJ COUNTIES CONTAINING
CIT PROGRAMS
CAMDEN BURLINGTON MERCER HUNTERDON UNION PASSAIC ESSEX WARREN OCEAN HUDSON STATE POLICE
CIT originated in Camden County and now has moved into Burlington, Mercer, Hunterdon, Union, Passaic, Essex, and even into the State Police.

5. NJ Crisis Intervention Team End of 2014
Trained :
Police Officers: 1,227 Mental Health: 422
EMS: 21
Fire: 9
Security: 35
Dispatchers: 40
Total 1,754

6. What is CIT? CIT-NJ is about “Systems” “Infrastructure” of Services
Relationships – working together
Building Roads & Bridges
Community Empowerment
Partnerships
Understanding & Patience
Leadership

7. CIT is a 40 hour Course

8. CIT is a 40 Hour Curriculum
CIT is a 40 hour week long class. Runs from 8:00 am to about 5:00 pm everyday.

9. “The Community I Serve”
Nami Video
We have an awesome partnership with Nami NJ. In this video, law enforcement officers tell their stories about experiences with mentally ill consumers, and how their eyes were opened by the CIT program and the education of mental health. Legal professionals weigh in to give perspective on the collaboration of the two worlds. The video gives brief examples of consumers in crisis, and the techniques that trained officers to used to de-escalate techniques in the situations at hand.

10. Legal Perspectives Screening Law Civil Commitment HIPPAA
Warrantless Entry
We go over NJ State Screening Laws.
Civil Commitment
And HIPPA laws

11. JUSTICE INVOLVED SERVICES
Jail Diversion Team
Re-Entry Team
ICMS (Long-term)

12. Consumer Panel/Wellness&Recovery

13. JANSSEN MINDSTORM MACHINE
This allows the subject to see hear and soon smell what a subject in a crisis is going through.

14. Major Mental Illness/Personality Disorders/Medications
Causes of Mental Illness
Types of Mental Illness
Current trends in Mental Health Treatment
People with Mental Illness (Rates of Violence)
Difference between personality Disorders and other Psychiatric Diagnoses
Review Ten current Personality Disorders
Identify Psychotropic Medications
This is a picture of Dr. Joel Friedman, from the Center for Family Guidance in Camden County. Each county in the state who has incorporated CIT into their community, may have a mental health professional who teaches this block. Camden County uses Dr. Joel, as he is relatable to the police officers, as well as mental health.

15. PTSD/Substance Abuse/ Co-Occuring
USE DISORDERS
SUICIDE &
SELF-HARM BEHAVIORS
STRESS AND TRAUMA

16. Suicide Prevention

17. Children’s Mental Health
Perform Care
Children’s Mobile Response
Juvenile Justice System and Juveniles in Crisis

18. Special Needs Population
“There must be a physical or mental impairment
(or combination of the two) which occurred prior to the age of 22 and are attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological impairments which are caused by central nervous dysfunction.” -Anne Marie Biddle, MA, LPC
UMDNJ Department of Psychiatry
Division for the Prevention and Treatment of Developmental Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities

19. Expanding Special Needs
Dementia
Alzheimer’s
Adult Protective Services – When to call them??

20. Homeless Population Programs Structure of homeless
Drop off & donations
Housing

21. George Thompson was a English professor then a police officer who perfected Verbal Judo.
By George Thompson

22. Site Day

23. Hearing Distressed Voices
Fill out your resume….
Take the Voices everywhere!

24. Officer/Screener Perspective
“In My World……”
“But In My World…..”

25. Cultural Awareness Mental Illness in Different Types of Communities
Myths and Misperceptions of people with Mental Illness
ADHD, Agoraphobia, Depression, Dissociative Identity Disorder
Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Creed
Mental Illness

26. “Cop 2 Cop”

27. Vet Services

28. POST TRAMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND CRITICAL INCIDENT

29. Active Listening and De-Escalation
What does their body language say??
How close do you stand??
Is your presence intimidating??
Don’t match their anxiety!!

30. “When Words Don’t Work….”

31. Role Plays! Using the skills taught.

32. Mental Health Stakeholders
MORE THAN TRAINING
At the core, the Crisis Intervention Team is a solid Partnership between
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Stakeholders
Families
and the
Community

33. WHY CIT ?

34. LAW ENFORCEMENT VIEW

35. Thank You.