CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING

Now Registering

March 12- 16, 2012

Conte Federal Building 

Satellite Office of Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA 01201

“Our goal is to provide better outcomes in crisis situations involving law enforcement and individuals with mental illness. I support CIT because it is a proven system to increase safety and reduce law enforcement injuries, and I encourage you to attend”,

                                       

                                                                               David Capeless, Berkshire County District Attorney

            

Topics Include:

  Mental Illness & Co-occurring Disorders

  Autism & Effective Police Encounters

  Suicide & Intervention

  Suicide by Cop/Post-shooting Trauma

  Medication: A Double Edged Sword

  Mental Health, the Law, & Criminal Procedures

  In Custody Deaths & Excited Delirium

  De-escalation Techniques

 

 

For additional information & registration contact: 

Brenda Carpenter

Executive Director, NAMI BC

333 East St., Room 417, Pittsfield, MA 01201

413-443-1666

mailto:bgarcia@namibc.org

 

CIT registration deadline: February 29, 2012