How to Develop and How to Develop and Sustain CIT in a Rural Sustain CIT in a Rural

CommunityCommunityDetective Chris Weaver, State College PD

Officer Travis Park, Ferguson Township PD

Natalie Corman, Director of Adult Services

Tracy Small, CIT Coordinator

WHO IS CENTRE COUNTY?WHO IS CENTRE COUNTY?

• 6 local law enforcement departments

• PA State Police enforces rural parts of county

• State College – University Town

• Rest of county - suburban to rural

• Three Commissioners

• County wide Crisis to include mobile and phone

WHY CIT IN CENTRE COUNTY?WHY CIT IN CENTRE COUNTY?

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•2008 shooting of a mentally ill man with a weapon at a local radio station. •Limited Communication between Law Enforcement and Mental Health Agencies. •Lack of Understanding and Knowledge of available Mental Health Services•Lack of Understanding about Law Enforcement’s Role and Responsibility

WHAT Started CIT in Centre County?WHAT Started CIT in Centre County?

• Eight staff attended a CIT training Johnstown, April 2010. The following list is the agencies trained:– Ferguson Township Police Department

– Pennsylvania State University Police Department

– State College Borough Police Department

– Centre County Correctional Facility

– Centre County Can Help

– Centre County Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities

– Local NAMI Chapter – attended one day

• Expanded training committee to include additional staff from 911, EMS, and all six local police departments.

WHEN CIT Happened in Centre CountyWHEN CIT Happened in Centre County

• January 2011 – First Training held in State College

• 21 trainees completed the course

• Presented each officer with certificate and pin.

• All funding was supplied by our local NAMI to include food costs, training materials, and pins.

WHEN CIT Started in Centre CountyWHEN CIT Started in Centre County

• Policy developed in February 2011 that describes CIT Officer responsibilities, trainings, and department interaction.

• Training scheduled is determined based on the community needs.

• Received PCCD Grant and hired Consultant in March 2011.

HOW CIT Works in Centre CountyHOW CIT Works in Centre County

• Coordinator

• PCCD Grant

• Outreach

• Community Activities

• Current Trainings – see schedule

• Data Sheets – see data sheets

• Current Issues

How Can CIT Work Everywhere?How Can CIT Work Everywhere?

• Rural Partnerships – Getting the right partners at the table

– Policy in place for jurisdictions

– Resources!!!!

–Why we need this? (events, increased calls, etc.)

– Funding Opportunities

– Review Intercept Model• Who needs to be trained based on model

CIT GRANT INFOCIT GRANT INFO

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

Criminal Justice Advisory Board Initiative Grant

April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012

75% Grant

25% Cash Match

Received Cash Match from Police Departments/911/Correctional

Facility/NAMI/LifeLink

Total Grant Amount $35,305

CIT GRANTCIT GRANT• Contracted Consultant through Centre County Office of Adult Services

• Contract is for an average of 12 hours per week

• All expenses paid through County Government

• Received Funding for the Following Line Items

– Cell Phone $99.99

– Travel $140.00

– Conference Expenses $101.56

– Office Supplies $373.75

– Contracted Consultant Fee $16,620.00

– Computer $1,175.28

– Printers $371.74

– Advertisement of Consultant Position $214.14

– Binders and Materials $1,210.94

– Food (removed from budget in October 2011 due to Federal Regulations) $1,333.28

– Phone/Internet $740.27

– Pins $600.61

– Brochures $253.03

– CIT International Dues $25.00

– TOTAL $23,259.59

CIT GRANTCIT GRANT• Remaining Cash Match funding we had for the 11-12 grant

was used for the expenses to attend this conference.

• For the 2012-2013 Grant, we requested $23,488 in total.

• PCCD = $11,744 Cash Match = $11,744

• In regards to food for the trainings, we have used the following resources:

– NAMI contributed additional funding to pay for lunches

– Meadows Psychiatric Center and CAN HELP has donated 3 meals per 2 training weeks and snack food for several days over the 2 trainings in lieu of cash match.

– Police departments have covered food and beverages in addition to their cash match contributions.

•Use existing Tactical/Negotiation Officers

•Combine Negotiations and CIT together for trainings and make CIT requirement to become Negotiator.

•Use Officers who have had high profile or positive MH/ID incidents

•Use Officers who have personal connection to MH/ID (family, Military PTSD experience)

•Make agreements with adjoining Departments to assist with CIT calls

•CIT will reduce the number of Officer related injuries•CIT will reduce the number of physical confrontations with MH/ID consumers•CIT will reduce the number of repeat calls with certain consumers

Identify individuals in community that deal with MH/ID issues/consumers: NAMI, Probation, Medical, Local & Private MH/ID providers, Veterans Services, Community Help Programs, Housing Programs, Parent Groups, Consumer Groups, Universities/Schools, Public Service Providers (Library, Parks).

Partner with those places and make them part of CIT program and identify how they can help with training and funding. Also identify what issues they are dealing with and how CIT can help.

• Meet with groups and organizations and prepare presentations on CIT to explain the program and what it can do for Consumers and Community.

CIT TRAINING CIT TRAINING SCHEDULE AND DATA SCHEDULE AND DATA

SHEETSHEET

• SEE HANDOUTS

CENTRE COUNTY STATS:CENTRE COUNTY STATS:

• In 2010, eight individuals received CIT training in Johnstown, PA

• January, 2011 – 21 trained

• June, 2011 – 21 trained

• January, 2012 – 23 trained

• June, 2012 – 18 trained

• TOTAL = 91

Of those trained…Of those trained…

• 57% ARE POLICE OFFICERS• 10% ARE 911 DISPATCH EMPLOYEES• 9% ARE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS• 6% ARE MENTAL HEALTH

PROFESSIONALS• 5% ARE PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICERS• 13% ARE EMT’S, HOSPITAL SECURITY

PERSONNEL, STATE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES

CIT DATA SHEETS ARE WORKING!CIT DATA SHEETS ARE WORKING!2011

• 179 DATA SHEETS RECEIVED

• 52% REPORTED NO THREAT WAS OBSERVED

• 11% INVOLVED WEAPONS

• 2% RESULTED IN CONSUMER BEING ARRESTED

• 0% OF CIT TRAINED PERSONNEL WERE INJURED

• 50% WERE TAKEN TO ER FOR MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION/ADMISSION

• 30% ALSO INVOLVED USE OF DRUGS/ALCOHOL

• 93% OF SHEETS WERE COMPLETED BY POLICE, OTHER 7% WERE CORRECTIONS, PROBATION, DISPATCHERS AND EMT’S

• 16% WERE PENN STATE STUDENTS

• 1% WERE FOR MINORS

2012• 87 DATA SHEETS RECEIVED• 58% REPORTED NO THREAT

WAS OBSERVED• 12% INVOLVED WEAPONS• 6% RESULTED IN CONSUMER

BEING ARRESTED• 0% OF CIT TRAINED PERSONNEL

HAVE BEEN INJURED• 34% WERE TAKEN TO ER FOR

MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION/ADMISSION

• 13% ALSO INVOLVED USE OF DRUGS/ALCOHOL

• 84% OF SHEETS WERE COMPLETED BY POLICE, OTHER 16% WERE CORRECTIONS, DISPATCHERS AND MDJ’S

• 15% WERE PENN STATE STUDENTS

• 8% WERE FOR MINORS

Significant Events:Significant Events:• 9/2011 – Presented at the Annual NENA (National

Emergency Number Association) Conference• 12/2011 – Presented at the Annual Forensic Rights

and Treatment Conference• 4/2012 – CIT presence at the Annual Out of the

Darkness Walk for suicide awareness• 4/2012 – Presented at county mental health agency• 5/2012 – Assisted Jefferson Co. with CIT De-

escalation skills• 5/2012 – Presented two CIT Officer of the Year

Awards

Questions??Questions??

Thank You!Thank You!