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Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Training and Programs for Law Enforcement and Other First Responders: A Toolkit for Getting Started

Source: California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Topics: Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Crisis Response System

The California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS) has developed a Crisis Intervention Training Program Toolkit with specific strategies for getting started. This toolkit is intended for those in positions of planning and implementing behavioral health crisis intervention programs for law enforcement and other first responders. It includes discussion of how to address diversity and be responsive to community members with lived experience, and how to implement meaningful training with limited resources.