Sherri Witwer

Right. There's a 988 number now that's been developed that people can call and get that behavioral health response. And that has been a huge, significant improvement in crisis response. So CIT is still an important piece, and I don't want that to be overlooked in our crisis response systems because there just are times when law enforcement needs to be involved.

They are called out and to recognize, oh, this is a mental health crisis, and we need to get our CIT team to be able to respond differently to that situation.

They are called out and to recognize, oh, this is a mental health crisis, and we need to get our CIT team to be able to respond differently to that situation.

They are called out and to recognize, oh, this is a mental health crisis, and we need to get our CIT team to be able to respond differently to that situation.

Yeah, I think, first of all, when you talk to law enforcement, they are inundated with mental health calls, and they really would rather not be responding to those calls. So they welcome mobile crisis outreach teams in some of these areas. responses with really takes the burden off of law enforcement and having to make all of those decisions.

Yeah, I think, first of all, when you talk to law enforcement, they are inundated with mental health calls, and they really would rather not be responding to those calls. So they welcome mobile crisis outreach teams in some of these areas. responses with really takes the burden off of law enforcement and having to make all of those decisions.

Yeah, I think, first of all, when you talk to law enforcement, they are inundated with mental health calls, and they really would rather not be responding to those calls. So they welcome mobile crisis outreach teams in some of these areas. responses with really takes the burden off of law enforcement and having to make all of those decisions.

Still, there are times when they need to, and that's where having best practice CIT program is involved. And that means having everyone have all law enforcement get basic mental health training and build those relationships, know who the partners in the community are that they can call in crisis response. It also is in having a specialized CIT team that responds, have them follow best practices.

Still, there are times when they need to, and that's where having best practice CIT program is involved. And that means having everyone have all law enforcement get basic mental health training and build those relationships, know who the partners in the community are that they can call in crisis response. It also is in having a specialized CIT team that responds, have them follow best practices.

Still, there are times when they need to, and that's where having best practice CIT program is involved. And that means having everyone have all law enforcement get basic mental health training and build those relationships, know who the partners in the community are that they can call in crisis response. It also is in having a specialized CIT team that responds, have them follow best practices.

And that means that they self-select, that there are people who say, yeah, I would like to work with this population and build these relationships and know the system and know the civil commitment process and take their education and their tools and training down that path.

And that means that they self-select, that there are people who say, yeah, I would like to work with this population and build these relationships and know the system and know the civil commitment process and take their education and their tools and training down that path.

And that means that they self-select, that there are people who say, yeah, I would like to work with this population and build these relationships and know the system and know the civil commitment process and take their education and their tools and training down that path.

When you are talking to law enforcement about this, they get it, that having that support in response and having the best tools and training for their officers is a win-win for everyone. A good CIT program has oversight that involves people with lived experience and family members who can help inform that crisis response as well.

When you are talking to law enforcement about this, they get it, that having that support in response and having the best tools and training for their officers is a win-win for everyone. A good CIT program has oversight that involves people with lived experience and family members who can help inform that crisis response as well.

When you are talking to law enforcement about this, they get it, that having that support in response and having the best tools and training for their officers is a win-win for everyone. A good CIT program has oversight that involves people with lived experience and family members who can help inform that crisis response as well.

It's just a very unique partnership when done correctly, and it can make a huge difference in how things are addressed.

It's just a very unique partnership when done correctly, and it can make a huge difference in how things are addressed.

It's just a very unique partnership when done correctly, and it can make a huge difference in how things are addressed.

They definitely will encounter people who are using substances, as you point out, but this is part of the CIT training. They do this very thing where they have different scenarios, scenario-based trainings, and they help to create some time and some distance from what's happening to be able to make those calls. And there's no question, they often don't have a lot of time.