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Growing CIT With State Government Support: Lessons From The Connecticut CIT Program
Loel W. Meckel, LCSW Assistant Director Division of Forensic Services Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services [email protected]
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Understand why and how state government would support development of CIT
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Be able to make a compelling case to state government for collaboration and financial support to develop CIT Be able to engage your local mental health agency and other providers in supporting development of CIT
Today’s Objectives
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Law Enforcement
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Advocates for people with mental illness
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Family
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Mental Health
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Local Government
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County/State Government
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Other
Who Are You?
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Story of CIT in Connecticut Your State
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Define short term and long-term goals
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Identify resources required
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Identify stakeholders Identify concerns of stakeholders Identify benefits of CIT
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Match concerns of stakeholders to benefits Develop a plan for your state expansion
Today’s Outline
Story of CIT in Connecticut
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Small state
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No County/Regional government
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No County/Regional law enforcement
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Police are local and state, no Sheriffs
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State operates all criminal courts
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State operates all jails and prisons
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State administers mental health svcs
Connecticut
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1988 - CIT started in Memphis, TN
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2000 - New London, CT Police travel to Memphis for CIT training
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1999-2001 - CT Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement begins research on training
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2001 - Capt. Ken Edwards meets CABLE
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2002 – CT Criminal Law Foundation, NL PD and CABLE join together
CIT Expansion In CT
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2003 - CT NAMI introduces CABLE to DMHAS
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2003 – First CT CIT training; observed by DMHAS Forensic Manager
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2003 – Capt. Edwards invited to speak at NAMI-CT Conference
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2003 – NAMI affiliates in Eastern CT obtain private donations, help recruit PDs
CIT Expansion In CT
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2004 – Second CIT training; Funded by CABLE and donations to NAMI affiliates
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2004 – DMHAS awarded US DOJ funds for CIT expansion; 25% state match
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2004 – DMHAS contracts with CABLE for CIT training
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2004/5 – DMHAS funds training and hires CIT clinicians for 3 large cities and PDs
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CIT Expansion In CT
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2005-2006 CIT training – More PDs send officers to 2007 - Federal funds end, State replaces and expands funding 2008 – Increase trainings/year and more DMHAS CIT clinicians hired 2013 – state funding has continued despite recession
CIT Expansion In CT
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Municipal Police Officers
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State Police Officers
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Others
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Total 6,700 1,100 ?
7,800 +
Police in CT
DMHAS-funded Training
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1,278 Police officers have attended
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Local Police Departments State Police University/College Police Hospital Police US Coast Guard Police
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US Dept. Veterans Affairs Campus Police State Capital Police
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Casino Police
CT 5-Day CIT Training
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278 Others have attended
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Civilian police employees Mental health clinicians Probation Officers Parole Officers State Judicial Marshals
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EMS/Fire Dept employees FBI Agents
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U.S. Marshals
CT 5-Day CIT Training
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92 Municipal Police Departments
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Largest approximately 450 officers
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81 Towns served by State Police
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56 Have Resident State Troopers (115) 38 Municipal PDs have a CIT policy 44 PD have started training, no policy
CT Police Departments
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Access federal grant funds
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Obtain Governor’s and Legislature’s support for state funding
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Coordinate response from Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA) system
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Promote CIT benefits and accomplishments at state level
State Role - DMHAS
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DMHAS Provides Funding
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Overtime coverage for Officers who attend CIT training (for PDs with CIT policy)
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CABLE – CIT training, outreach and support to PDs, annual symposium
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NAMI-CT - outreach and support to service providers, publish CIT newsletter
CIT In CT 2013
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Regional drop-off sites are not an option Need a local response to Police
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DMHAS-funded CIT clinicians in 6 metro areas
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DMHAS-funded LMHA Mobile Crisis Team clinicians can respond to police in other communities
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Local Hospital ED staff are included in CIT implementation
Mental Health Response
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DMHAS CIT Clinicians
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CIT-trained, embedded in MCT Agency specialists in Police collaboration
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Paired with Police CIT coordinator Training and Consultation to Police
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Follow-up with subjects and service providers after police contact
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Occasional on-site assistance to Officers at scene
CIT Clinicians
Your State
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Define short term and long-term goals Identify resources required Identify stakeholders
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Identify concerns of stakeholders Identify benefits of CIT
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Match concerns of stakeholders to benefits
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Develop a plan for your state expansion
Thinking Caps
Develop Your State Plan
Remember this …
Your State Leaders Want The Benefits Of CIT Your Job Is To Show That CIT Addresses Their Concerns
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Short term – Describe the status of CIT in your state in two years
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Long-term – Describe the status of CIT in your state in five to ten years
Define Goals
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Identify resources required for your goal
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Collaboration
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Funding
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Training
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Support
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Others ________________
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Identify the resources that you have
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Identify the resources that you need
Resources
Thinking Cap #2
Anyone who spends:
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Money
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Time
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Energy On people with psychiatric disorders in contact with police
Who are the stakeholders?
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Subjects of police contacts Law Enforcement Jails (usually local or county) - not convicted or convicted with short sentence
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Prisons (state) – convicted with long sentence
Stakeholders
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Criminal court
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Families and advocates
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Agencies that provide services
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Hospitals
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Elected officials
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Policy and Budget officials
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Others _________________
Stakeholders
Why would a stakeholder support CIT?
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See potential for more good stuff
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See potential for less bad stuff
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Messenger and message are believable
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Requested support is manageable
Stakeholder Buy-in
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Save money !!!!!
Favorable publicity Reduce injuries Avoid shootings Prestige Professional pride Reduce incarceration Reduce arrests
Stakeholder Concerns
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Demonstrate effective governance
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Improve community relations
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Attract federal grants
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Reduce court docket volume
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Connect people to services
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Avoid expensive hospital admissions
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Other __________________
Stakeholder Concerns
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Less need for the use of lethal force Reduced Officer injuries Reduced citizen injuries Reduced SWAT/ERT call outs Reduced time “off patrol” Reduced civil litigation Reduced ER/hospital admissions
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Reduced incarceration
Identify CIT Benefits
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Reduced Arrests Improved community relations Demonstrates effective government Attract federal grant funding to your state Prestige/Pride for involved professionals Favorable publicity for officials Connect people with MI to services
Identify CIT Benefits
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Determine what resources each stakeholder may be able to provide
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Identify the most important concerns for each stakeholder
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Craft your request around how CIT will save Money, Time, Energy for the stakeholder
Match Concerns of Stakeholders to Benefits of CIT