CIT Training Classes
Provides general knowledge beneficial to officers in managing a wide range of crisis situations.Click here to register.
May 21-25, North Central
Farmington PD, 319 New Britain Ave., Unionville
June 11-15, Southwestern
Silver Hills Hospital, 208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CT
Meriden Police Department
November 12-16, Northwestern
Western Connecticut State University - Danbury
CIT-Y/REACT Training
A free day and a half course for CIT trained officers dealing with children in law enforcement situations. Click here for information and registration.
Peer Support Training
Peers will learn the skills needed to provide effective peer support and when and how to make an effective referral to their EAP. Click here to register.
CIT Training Classes
Provides general knowledge beneficial to officers in managing a wide range of crisis situations.Click here to register.
May 21-25, North Central
Farmington PD, 319 New Britain Ave., Unionville
June 11-15, Southwestern
Silver Hills Hospital, 208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CT
Meriden Police Department
November 12-16, Northwestern
Western Connecticut State University - Danbury
CIT-Y/REACT Training
A free day and a half course for CIT trained officers dealing with children in law enforcement situations. Click here for information and registration.
Peer Support Training
Peers will learn the skills needed to provide effective peer support and when and how to make an effective referral to their EAP. Click here to register.
Connecticut Alliance To Benefit Law Enforcement
The Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement, Inc. (CABLE) brings community and law enforcement resources together to address common issues related to mental health.
CABLE is a grassroots, non-profit 501 (C)(3) research and training collaborative who's mission is to serve as an interdisciplinary resource and catalyst for law enforcement and community collaboration, support and education.
This unique organization is composed of a cross-section of stakeholders:
- municipal and state law enforcement personnel
- mental health professionals
- families and persons with mental illness
- educational institutions
CABLE's strength is its ability to bring together people from diverse perspectives who are committed to work collaboratively for the common good.
The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt. -- Frederick Buechner
A new study done by a member of the Force Science Research Center may “radically alter” how police deadly force is viewed.
WSHU Radio CIT Broadcast – Part 1: Hearing
WSHU’s Mark Herz reports on Crisis Intervention Team—or CIT—training which helps police officers understand mental illness.
