Lee Foundation Continues Funding for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training

The Lee Foundation is proud to fund Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to local law enforcement.  Offered through Crisis Services, CIT trainings promote and support collaborative efforts to create and sustain more effective interactions among law enforcement, mental health care providers, individuals with mental illness, their families and communities and also to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

 

On March 13, 2017, AM Buffalo interviewd Kristin Adducci from Crisis Services about CIT training and its impact on the Western New York Community. Click here to watch Kristin's interview. 

 

To learn more about this grant and CIT programs, please visit: 

 

http://news.wbfo.org/post/crisis-services-training-provided-some-buffalo-police-officers 

 

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2016/09/23/cit-training-mental-illness-police.html

 

http://wivb.com/2016/09/20/training-helps-law-enforcement-respond-to-calls-involving-people-with-mental-health-problems/

 

http://www.nami.org/Law-Enforcement-and-Mental-Health/What-Is-CIT

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