Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health and CIT Steering Committee Delaware County Crisis Intervention Team CIT Welcome Jack Whelan District Attorney Introduction to Delaware County CIT ID: 687910
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Hosted By: Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health and CIT Steering Committee
Delaware County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Slide2
WelcomeJack Whelan, District Attorney
Introduction to Delaware County CITBill Chambers, Office of Behavioral HealthCIT- What is it?Purpose - Nationwide Effort
How it looks in Delaware County
Why we need you/what role you playSlide3
An
Integration
of
police-based crisis stabilization and
de-escalation
behavioral health
crisis
intervention
services
linkages to
community-based
behavioral health
services
CIT
Programs Nationwide
Purpose:
Enhance Officer and Citizen SafetySlide4
How did Delaware County CIT get started?
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health officials participated in a Cross-System Mapping May 2010Using the Sequential Intercept Model, the group examined the current system, identified gaps in services, and proposed strategies to address the identified gapsRanked in priority order, the strategies included:
#1 Develop a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program#2 Expand Forensic housing options
#3 Develop systemic Re-entry planning
#4 Expand Forensic Behavioral Health capacity
#5 Expand Treatment CourtSlide5
CIT Program AccomplishmentsConvened a CIT Steering Committee May 2011Hired FTAC/Forensic System Solutions consultantsDeveloped
CIT Program documents Mission and Vision Statements
Goals and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Held
1 intro CIT session
for Supervisory Officers
Elicited supervisory officer program input
Held 3 Intro CIT sessions for Patrol Officers
57 patrol officers and supervisors attended
Elicited officer input/interest in 1
st
CIT certification classSlide6
CIT Program Accomplishments (continued) Developed a CIT logoProduced a CIT uniform lapel pinDeveloped Crisis and
Violence Prevention officer resource cards and magnets
Purchased
“
Hearing Distressing Voices”
program
Established a
Curriculum Subcommittee
Developed a 4-day
CIT Program certification curriculum
Recruited presenters for 21 CIT instructional modulesProduced a CIT Police Officer Instructional Manual
Held 1st CIT Certification Class June 2012
Graduated 18 highly motivated police officers Developed CIT capacity in 6 municipal police depts. Slide7
Distinguished guests and Graduates of the first Delaware County Crisis Intervention Team class ~ June 2012
1st row – Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood, County Councilman John McBlain, County Councilman Mario Civera,
County Council Chairman Tom McGarrigle, Delaware County Executive Director Marianne Grace, and Springfield Police Chief Joseph Daly2nd row – CIT Graduates - Thomas Thompson, Frank Guile, Robert Frazier, Joseph
Mazzone
, Amanda Pombo, Kelly
Sease
, Donald
Petterson
, Nicholas
Paytas
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rd row - CIT Graduates – Andrew McKinney, James Hoback, Robert Wheatley, Joseph O’Berg4th row CIT Graduates - David Gasiorowski, Andrew Graff, George Faulkner, Nicholas
Spayd, Eric Colella, Patrick McKenna, Timothy HabichSlide8Slide9
Delaware County CIT ProgramMission Statement:To promote effective collaboration within the Delaware County forensic system (criminal justice, behavioral health, law enforcement
and the community).Vision Statement:The safety of police officers and people with behavioral health disorders will be enhanced through specialized training, education, and collaboration.Slide10
CIT Program GoalsGoal 1: Assure that encounters between police officers and individuals with behavioral health disorders are safe for all involved, and are unlikely to include violence and injury.
Goal 2: Reduce the number of times an individual with a behavioral health disorder has contact with police (help people break the cycle).Goal 3: Assure that behavioral health services effectively support police response to incidents involving individuals with mental illness/substance use disorders in crisis. Goal 4: Promote ongoing system-wide communication and evaluation in order to improve the response to and successful outcomes for, individuals with behavioral health disorders.Goal 5: Develop measureable outcomes related to each goal.Slide11
Recovery in Delaware CountyOver 10,000 people receive behavioral health services per yearMost of these individuals live, work, and socialize in communities and neighborhoods of their choosing
Most also engage in supportive services that enable them to lead stable, productive, and quality lives in the communitySome go back to school for GED’s and then on to Community College or other educational or training programsSome work full-time while others have part-time jobs to supplement their disability incomesSome volunteer their time in local community projectsSlide12
Recovery From IncarcerationThe U.S. has the world’s highest incarceration rate Delaware County Prison has about 1900 inmates
Some of those incarcerated have mental illnesses 94 inmates (about 5%) have a Serious Mental Illness400 inmates (about 20%) get psychotropic medicationsAfter prison release many individuals reoffend Those with mental illnesses who have re-entry plans have a much lower recidivism rateMany are successfully connected to treatment, housing, case management and supportive servicesSlide13
A Forensic Recovery Journey Tony was incarcerated at a State Correctional Institution for about 10 years At release, he was admitted to a state mental hospital
He was later discharged to a locked LTSR programHe began attending a Club House in the communityDoing well, he stepped down to an open CRR programContinuing to do well, he moved to his own apartment 10 years later, he is still living in the communityHe has not been re-incarceratedSlide14
A Forensic Recovery Journey Tony still maintains his own apartment todayA rental subsidy makes the apartment affordable
Supported Living staff help him with housing issuesHe is still a member of the Club House programA psychiatrist prescribes medications for himA Case Manager helps to coordinate his servicesHe worked as a janitor/tried going back to schoolHe socializes with neighbors and has a girlfriendTony enjoys going to movies and bowling with friendsSlide15
Where CIT
is Today. . .Congratulations! You are the 2nd DelCo CIT ClassThank you for taking on this additional role
Graduating Police Officers will receive the official Delaware
County CIT
uniform lapel pin:
You will become a recognized ambassador and
an effective resource in the community, and an important resource for your fellow Officers
Your involvement will help us to continue to build the
DelCo
CIT training into an effective program that enhances Officer and Citizen Safety