Mental Health Awareness & Response: An Intro to CIT-Rockford

COCOURSE CONTENT: Law enforcement officers have an important role to play in their interactions with community members. This means responding to incidents with individuals who have mental health issues, including diagnosed mental illness. This 8-hour course is meant to provide law enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues including a history of the mental health system, types of mental illness, signs and symptoms, common treatments and medications, and the potential interactions law enforcement may have on a regular basis with these individuals, their families, and service providers.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Recognize the history of the mental health system and its impact on law enforcement and the rest of the criminal justice system
Define mental illness

• Differentiate myths and facts associated with mental illness, including common misperceptions
• Examine the stigma associated with mental illness

• • Recognize the implications of co-occurring disorders (i.e., substance abuse and mental illness) on police encounters
  • Examine the components of a crisis
  • Discuss the prevalence of suicide, risk assessment, and response

• • Recognize treatment options that assist individuals to live independently
  • Demonstrate understanding of different types of medications

• • Critical Decision-Making Model Introduction
  • Tactical Communications Overview
  • Operational Safety Tactics Overview

REGISTRATION:

All registrations are received on the MTU#1 website. Find Registration instructions here

This Training meets the following mandates:

Civil Rights                                                                                        .5 hours
Constitutional/Proper Use of LE Authority                             .5 hours
Crisis Intervention                                                                          2.5 hours
Human Rights                                                                                  .5 hours
Legal Updates                                                                                  .5 hours
Officer Wellness and Mental Health                                         1 hour
Procedural Justice                                                                          1 hour
De-escalation Techniques                                                            1 hour
Officer Safety Techniques                                                            .5 hours