InfoAlert: Crisis Intervention Team Training for Police Officers Responding to Mental Disturbance Calls -- Teller et al. 57 (2): 232 -- Psychiatric Services

Friday, February 03, 2006

Crisis Intervention Team Training for Police Officers Responding to Mental Disturbance Calls -- Teller et al. 57 (2): 232 -- Psychiatric Services

http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/2/232?etoc
Jennifer L. S. Teller, Ph.D., Mark R. Munetz, M.D., Karen M. Gil, Ph.D. and Christian Ritter, Ph.D.
"In recognition of the fact that police are often the first responders for individuals who are experiencing a mental illness crisis, police departments nationally are incorporating specialized training for officers in collaboration with local mental health systems. This study examined police dispatch data before and after implementation of a crisis intervention team (CIT) program to assess the effect of the training on officers' disposition of calls." [Sub Required]