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The Mental Health Crisis
Response Institute, MHCRI, brings all the Barbara Schneider Foundation’s training programs together to strengthen the
overarching themes of our mission and goals. The Mental Health Crisis Response Institute grows the Foundation’s training
mission by partnering with expert trainers and local agencies to provide de-escalation skills and strategies to professionals that
encounter a person with a mental illness who is in crisis. These skills will increase the safety
aspect for the participants in the encounter, reduce the need for seclusion and restraints, reduce the trauma of the crisis,
and keep the person with mental illness on the road to recovery.
"Your efforts have
improved the lives of people with mental illness and helped others better understand the challenges of mental illness so all
people can be treated equally, with dignity and respect.” Richard W. Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff
“We appreciate BSF’s
training approach and support their efforts to encourage collaboration between criminal
justice and mental health in mental health crisis response.” Virginia K. Lane, Executive Director
School of Law Enforcement &
Criminal Justice Metropolitan State University
What's New? * 32 Hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training for School
Resource Officers! Contact
us today about this exciting new training! **********************************************************
* Code Green Training for Health Care Professionals Check out our 8 hour Code Green Training to eliminate the need for the use of seclusion and restraints by Health Care Professionals and
Staff.
********************************************************** * Live NIC Satellite/Internet Broadcast For
Corrections Crisis Intervention
Team : An Effective Response to Mental Illness in Corrections
July 29, 2010, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time Register online at http://nicic.gov/Training/SIB07292010. The deadline for registration is July 27, 2010. Registration
is required but there is no charge. Our nation’s jails, prisons, and community corrections agencies are confronted daily
with substantial numbers of persons with mental illness who are in custody and under supervision. Mental illness in corrections
demands an urgency of response, services, and care. Some agencies, in partnership with stakeholder communities, have implemented the
Memphis Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model. This team approach involves the community, frontline law enforcement, corrections
agencies and community partners to work in a collaborative effort to improve the response to individuals with mental
illness who have contact with the criminal justice system. CIT is effective in enhancing the knowledge and skills
of correctional staff, aiding administrators in improved management and care for this special population, reducing liability
and cost, improving community partnerships for increased access to resources and supports, and increasing safety for all.
Participants will be able to: ■■ Describe the core elements of CITs. ■■ Describe the benefits of CIT for correctional staff, community stakeholders,
persons with mental illnesses, and local criminal justice and mental health agencies. ■■ Identify ways to sustain a systemwide CIT program that is supported by key
stakeholders and that includes active community involvement. ■■ Assess agency readiness to start a CIT program and identify resources for implementation. Register Online for the National Institute of Corrections July 29, 2010 live
satellite/Internet broadcast on Crisis Intervention Team: An Effective Response to Mental Illness in Corrections. The broadcast is available for download by any individual, agency,
or facility nationwide. Participants can view the broadcast individually on a computer screen or use a projector to enlarge
the signal for a sizable audience.
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***************************************************** * Crisis Intervention Team/Mental Health Response for Jail Staff November
16-19, 2010, 8am - 5pm
Hennepin County Public Safety Facility, 401 South 4th Av, Minneapolis, MN
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a law enforcement mental health crisis response developed by the Memphis,
Tennessee Police Department in 1988. It teaches the de-escalation model of mental health crisis response. This training for
corrections and detention staff is a 4-day program developed to address real world situations found in jails and prisons.
In Minnesota, CIT is taught using stop action, scenario based simulation practical exercises with our professional
actors. Classroom training is presented by community leaders and professionals in their area of expertise. Participants will
learn skills that can be taken back to their facilities and apply them to situations involving persons in custody with a variety
of mental health concerns or disruptive behaviors. CIT officers will learn a more humane and calm approach to reduce the likelihood
of physical confrontations. $360 registration fee per person. Register online. For more info see: Crisis Intervention Team Mental Health Response for Detention and Corrections
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