Join the Detroit-Wayne Crisis Intervention Team!
Be a part of the Detroit-Wayne Crisis Intervention Team and join other communities across the country to improve treatment and outcomes for individuals with mental health, increase safety for law enforcement, and improve your local community.
The 40-hour training program enables officers to more effectively communicate with and understand the particular needs of individuals with mental illness. In so doing, officers were able to reduce the potential for misunderstanding and enhance their ability to de-escalate situations involving persons with mental illness. Additionally, with education about treatment options and access to a therapeutic assessment site, officers were able to connect individuals with needed treatment, in lieu of incarceration, consistent with the needs of public safety and addressing the underlying issue of mental illness.
Jason Lawson, James Lightfoot, Andrea L. Smith, Tinetra Burns, Marcus Harris II, Arnold Wicker Sr.
become a detroit-wayne cit instructor
Becoming a Crisis Intervention Team instructor is an exciting opportunity to serve your community. A CIT instructor serves as a presenter, facilitator and, most importantly, an ambassador of the Detroit-Wayne CIT program.
We are seeking passionate CIT instructors to help train local law enforcement and first responders in your community. Eligible candidates must:
Be a current or former law enforcement officer who has previously undergone the standard 40-hour CIT training, who understands the basic principles and concepts of CIT.
Have at least 5-years of law enforcement experience.
Has general knowledge of the stigma associated with mental health and substance use issues, and will work to educate others on these issues.
Has successfully completed the 8 hour Mental Health First Aid course.
Has experience teaching groups of adults.
Understands best practices in adult learning.
Has experience facilitating groups.
Commit to supporting the facilitation of at least three 40-hour blocks annually.
