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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) 2024


  • LifeWays 1200 North West Avenue Jackson, MI, 49202 United States (map)

To register, please fill out the CIT Application form and email it to Fred Delos Santos at fred.delossantos@lifewaysmi.org.


Registration required, see below for more information.

This is a 40-hour training is taught by specialists from LifeWays, local law enforcement, and consumer/advocates.

The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health/addiction professionals, individuals who live with mental illness/addiction disorders, their families, and other advocates. It is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention training to help persons with mental disorders/addictions access medical treatment rather than place them in the criminal justice system due to mental illness-related behaviors. It also promotes officer safety and the safety of the individual in crisis.


Coffee and snacks are provided. Lunchbreak provided.

Upon completion of the course, officers/first responders are better equipped to:

  1. Understand common signs and symptoms of mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders;

  2. Recognize when those signs and symptoms represent a crisis situation;

  3. Safely de-escalate individuals experiencing behavioral health crises;

  4. Utilize community resources and diversion strategies to provide assistance.


LIFEWAYS PINE ROOM | Jackson and Hillsdale

To register, please fill out the CIT Application form and email it to Fred Delossantos at fred.delossantos@lifewaysmi.org.

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