The City of Huntington, Indiana serves as the county seat of Huntington County and is home to 17,000 people.
The City of Huntington strives to ensure individuals suffering from mental health conditions have access to the most suitable resources to support a successful navigation through life. This entails providing law enforcement officers with additional resources when interacting with individuals in crisis. In doing so, officer injuries, mental health associated arrests, and other negative outcomes could be reduced. Cohort 2022.
Program Goals
With funding from the grant, the Huntington Police Department (HPD) and its partners strive to establish a CIT Steering Committee consisting of representatives from law enforcement, mental health providers, advocates, and other community stakeholders.
The HPD plans for the steering committee to accomplish the following goals:
- Develop a 40-hour CIT training curriculum
- Train patrol officers and dispatchers in crisis response
- Certify CIT Officers
- Coordinate behavioral health referral services
Key Partnership Organizations
Huntington Police Department | Huntington County Sheriff’s Department | Huntington County | Prosecutor’s Officer | Huntington County Superior Court | Huntington County Circuit Court | Indiana Department of Child Services | Huntington Youth Services Bureau | Parkview Health | Bowen Center | Huntington County Town Police Departments