NAMI Indiana's Technical Assistance Center provides resources for Crisis Intervention Team programs in Indiana
(Operated by NAMI Indiana - Indiana's leading subject matter expert on Crisis Intervention Team program development and best practices) with the support of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction and in coordination with the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. We also provide Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Mapping Workshops through our SIM Mapping Network and continuing education for professionals.
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A SUICIDAL CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, SUBSTANCE USE CRISIS, OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS CALL 988 TO SPEAK TO A TRAINED CRISIS SPECIALIST 24/7.
The CIT Indiana Coordinator Toolkit is for CIT Coordinators only. But please see many other resources below.
Resources for the 10 Core Elements
(see below)
Partnerships: Law Enforcement, Advocacy, Mental Health
Community Ownership: Planning, Implementation & Networking
Policies and Procedures
CIT: Officer, Dispatcher, Coordinator
Curriculum: CIT Training
Mental Health Receiving Facility: Emergency Services
Evaluation and Research
In-Service Training
Recognition and Honors
Outreach: Developing CIT in other communities
(Element 1) List of CIT stakeholders to include on your CIT steering committee
(Element 1) Brainstorming CIT stakeholders worksheet
(Element 1) Community Stakeholders Meeting Sample Invitation Letter
(Element 1) Community Stakeholders Meeting Sample Agenda
(Element 2) Steering Committee Member Roles
(Element 2) Steering Committee Meeting Sample Agenda
(Element 3) Policies for Law Enforcement Agencies
(Element 3) Policies for Mental Health Receiving Faciities
(Element 4) How to Include Dispatchers in Your CIT Program
(Element 5) Training Subcommittee
(Element 5) Sample 40-hour CIT class template
(Element 5) Topics to include in your 40-hour CIT class
(Element 5) Timeline to prepare to host a 40-hour CIT class
(Element 5) Costs Associated with Hosting a 40-hour CIT Class
(Element 5) Train-the-Trainer
(Element 5) Identifying and coordinating your presenters
(Element 5) CIT Coordinator Checklist
(Element 5) Speaker Invitation Sample Letter
(Element 5) Media Invitation Sample Letter
(Element 5) Officer Invitation Sample Letter
(Element 6) List of Mental Health Receiving Facilities Worksheet
(Element 7) CIT training Pre-Test and Post-Test (you'll receive these after your team has established its steering committee and training subcommittee).
(Element 8) List of Topics for In-Service Trainings (we'll be adding this soon!)
(Element 9) Ways to recognize and honor your CIT partners and officers
(Element 10) How to help develop CIT in other communities
From CIT International:
Position Papers and Resources
“a nonprofit membership organization whose primary purpose is to facilitate understanding, development, and implementation of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs throughout the U.S. and worldwide in order to promote and support collaborative efforts to create and sustain more effective interactions among law enforcement, mental health care providers, individuals with mental illnesses, their families, and communities and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.”
Crisis Intervention Team Core Elements
Position Statement on Providing CIT Training in the Pre-Service Academy
Position Statement on CIT as a Specialist/Generalist Model - Not Mandated Training
Position Statement on Non-Law Enforcement Participants in CIT Trainings
Mental Health First Aid or CIT: What Should Law Enforcement Do?
National Mental Health Policing Resources
University of Memphis CIT Center
The Sequential Intercept Model
NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Crisis Intervention Teams for Youth (CIT-Y)
Resources specific to Indiana
"Preparing for and Responding to a Crisis" Booklet
Legislation describing the function of the CIT Indiana Technical Assistance Center (I.C. 5-2-21.2-6)
CIT Indiana Coordinator Manual
Immediate Detention Law (aka up to a 24-hour hold; I.C. 12-26-4)