Transcript How to Develop and Sustain in a Rural Community

How to Develop and
Sustain CIT in a Rural
Community
Detective 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?
• 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?
•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
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WHAT Started CIT in Centre County?
• Eight staff attended a CIT training Johnstown, April 2010.
The following list is the agencies trained:
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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 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 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 County
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Coordinator
PCCD Grant
Outreach
Community Activities
Current Trainings – see schedule
Data Sheets – see data sheets
Current Issues
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 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 GRANT
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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 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
SCHEDULE AND DATA
SHEET
• SEE HANDOUTS
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…
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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!
2011
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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
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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:
• 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 Deescalation skills
• 5/2012 – Presented two CIT Officer of the Year
Awards
Questions??
Thank You!