Sherri Witwer

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.

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.

But that's where having officers who have had some time on the street, first of all, before they become CIT officers, so that only time and experience can really help them differentiate between What are we dealing with here? And then having that training and ongoing recertification for officers, because there are always new things that come out that they need to be aware of.

But that's where having officers who have had some time on the street, first of all, before they become CIT officers, so that only time and experience can really help them differentiate between What are we dealing with here? And then having that training and ongoing recertification for officers, because there are always new things that come out that they need to be aware of.

But that's where having officers who have had some time on the street, first of all, before they become CIT officers, so that only time and experience can really help them differentiate between What are we dealing with here? And then having that training and ongoing recertification for officers, because there are always new things that come out that they need to be aware of.

And I just think that kind of training is so critical. And CIT is critical in helping to divert people. So rather than taking people to jail,

And I just think that kind of training is so critical. And CIT is critical in helping to divert people. So rather than taking people to jail,

And I just think that kind of training is so critical. And CIT is critical in helping to divert people. So rather than taking people to jail,

If there are receiving centers, which is another thing that has been developed and is starting to get traction, where rather than taking people to jail or even an ER, they go to a receiving center, which can do an initial assessment and decide what level of care the person may need, and it helps law enforcement in being able to take the person to a safe place.

If there are receiving centers, which is another thing that has been developed and is starting to get traction, where rather than taking people to jail or even an ER, they go to a receiving center, which can do an initial assessment and decide what level of care the person may need, and it helps law enforcement in being able to take the person to a safe place.

If there are receiving centers, which is another thing that has been developed and is starting to get traction, where rather than taking people to jail or even an ER, they go to a receiving center, which can do an initial assessment and decide what level of care the person may need, and it helps law enforcement in being able to take the person to a safe place.

That's a real tool as well that has been very important in crisis response. We need more of those in assisting law enforcement and behavioral health in crisis response. Again, helping to take all of the decision-making off from law enforcement and have them get behavioral support, behavioral health support in that response, just makes a big difference for everyone.

That's a real tool as well that has been very important in crisis response. We need more of those in assisting law enforcement and behavioral health in crisis response. Again, helping to take all of the decision-making off from law enforcement and have them get behavioral support, behavioral health support in that response, just makes a big difference for everyone.

That's a real tool as well that has been very important in crisis response. We need more of those in assisting law enforcement and behavioral health in crisis response. Again, helping to take all of the decision-making off from law enforcement and have them get behavioral support, behavioral health support in that response, just makes a big difference for everyone.

So 40-hour training for CIT in Utah, and I can just speak to how it is. It's a 40-hour training in order to get that certification. And they bring in experts who can talk about, here's what mental illness is. Here are the different medications. Here are the different ways it can present. Here is how someone who is in psychosis can can present.

So 40-hour training for CIT in Utah, and I can just speak to how it is. It's a 40-hour training in order to get that certification. And they bring in experts who can talk about, here's what mental illness is. Here are the different medications. Here are the different ways it can present. Here is how someone who is in psychosis can can present.

So 40-hour training for CIT in Utah, and I can just speak to how it is. It's a 40-hour training in order to get that certification. And they bring in experts who can talk about, here's what mental illness is. Here are the different medications. Here are the different ways it can present. Here is how someone who is in psychosis can can present.

I'm talking about a condition called anosognosia where the person does not have insight to their illness or that they're ill. And it's not just denial or being difficult or belligerent. They truly do not believe they have a mental illness.

I'm talking about a condition called anosognosia where the person does not have insight to their illness or that they're ill. And it's not just denial or being difficult or belligerent. They truly do not believe they have a mental illness.

I'm talking about a condition called anosognosia where the person does not have insight to their illness or that they're ill. And it's not just denial or being difficult or belligerent. They truly do not believe they have a mental illness.