Sherri Witwer

and helping law enforcement to identify that and bringing in speakers who have expertise in civil commitment law, who are family members, who are people with lived experience. Having them spend time at different locations with people who are in recovery is really important. So it's just giving an overview of the system.

and helping law enforcement to identify that and bringing in speakers who have expertise in civil commitment law, who are family members, who are people with lived experience. Having them spend time at different locations with people who are in recovery is really important. So it's just giving an overview of the system.

and helping law enforcement to identify that and bringing in speakers who have expertise in civil commitment law, who are family members, who are people with lived experience. Having them spend time at different locations with people who are in recovery is really important. So it's just giving an overview of the system.

The big part of CIT is helping to build those partnerships so law enforcement knows who to call, who are the contacts, where are the resources in our community. that they can lean on. And really, it's creating relationships.

The big part of CIT is helping to build those partnerships so law enforcement knows who to call, who are the contacts, where are the resources in our community. that they can lean on. And really, it's creating relationships.

The big part of CIT is helping to build those partnerships so law enforcement knows who to call, who are the contacts, where are the resources in our community. that they can lean on. And really, it's creating relationships.

So much of CIT, and frankly, with the whole mental health system, so much of providing an effective mental health system is building those partnerships and relationships and points of contact so that people know who to call and how to have an effective response. And that's what the training is.

So much of CIT, and frankly, with the whole mental health system, so much of providing an effective mental health system is building those partnerships and relationships and points of contact so that people know who to call and how to have an effective response. And that's what the training is.

So much of CIT, and frankly, with the whole mental health system, so much of providing an effective mental health system is building those partnerships and relationships and points of contact so that people know who to call and how to have an effective response. And that's what the training is.

That is a big question, and that's constantly being discussed. How do we help law enforcement get as much information about what's taking place as possible? Part of this is we encourage families to be able to talk to law enforcement and give them information and give them some history and background.

That is a big question, and that's constantly being discussed. How do we help law enforcement get as much information about what's taking place as possible? Part of this is we encourage families to be able to talk to law enforcement and give them information and give them some history and background.

That is a big question, and that's constantly being discussed. How do we help law enforcement get as much information about what's taking place as possible? Part of this is we encourage families to be able to talk to law enforcement and give them information and give them some history and background.

Having the behavioral health contact in that crisis response, a lot of times the behavioral health system will know the person and will be able to enlighten law enforcement in what's taking place and be able to have an effective response that way. And so it's about helping law enforcement to get as much information as possible.

Having the behavioral health contact in that crisis response, a lot of times the behavioral health system will know the person and will be able to enlighten law enforcement in what's taking place and be able to have an effective response that way. And so it's about helping law enforcement to get as much information as possible.

Having the behavioral health contact in that crisis response, a lot of times the behavioral health system will know the person and will be able to enlighten law enforcement in what's taking place and be able to have an effective response that way. And so it's about helping law enforcement to get as much information as possible.

This means also there needs to be effective training for call takers, dispatchers, and help them to get that information as well.

This means also there needs to be effective training for call takers, dispatchers, and help them to get that information as well.

This means also there needs to be effective training for call takers, dispatchers, and help them to get that information as well.

That's right. And it's not always possible in every area, depending on the size of the police department. But ideally, there's time to say we need a CIT team to respond to this. And that's ideal where we have these trained teams that respond and are able to use their skills in that response.

That's right. And it's not always possible in every area, depending on the size of the police department. But ideally, there's time to say we need a CIT team to respond to this. And that's ideal where we have these trained teams that respond and are able to use their skills in that response.