WSHU Radio CIT Broadcast - Part 1: Hearing Voices
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Police officers train to help those with mental illness
Sgt. Charles White of Stamford Police Dept. tries to complete a test while 'hearing voices' |
Mark Herz
Fairfield, Conn. February 9, 2010
Decades
ago, many people with mental illness lived out their lives with
thousands of others, in large state hospitals. Eventually these
institutions closed, sending people out into their communities for
treatment. And that's when police officers in those communities started
having more and more interactions with them.
In the first of a two-part series, WSHU's Mark Herz reports on Crisis
Intervention Team—or CIT—training which helps police officers
understand mental illness.
More information on CIT training from the Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
in Connecticut and
in New York
In part 2 of our series on CIT training, we go
on the beat with Lt. Ray Hassett of the New Haven Police Department. |
Inspector Ken Edwards trains fellow law enforcement personnel in techniques for potentially violent confrontations |
Sgt. Lisa Cotto of Norwalk Police Dept. simulates a police encounter for an officer who's 'hearing voices' |
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