Union County, Ohio, part of the Columbus Metro area is home to nearly 63,000 residents. Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) began a robust community program in early 2020 that includes CIT training and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) to address mental health crises. UCSO seeks to further develop community partnerships with treatment providers, peer support […]

Tualatin is a city of about 28,000 residents located primarily in Washington County, Oregon with a small portion in neighboring Clackamas County. Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood, and King City began piloting the South Cities Mental Health Response Team (MHRT) the summer of 2022. The goal of the MHRT is to partner a police officer and mental […]

Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, has a population of about 202,000 and is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. The Tallahassee Housing and Community Resilience Department, Human Services Division aims to decrease the number of times law enforcement patrol officers respond to mental health calls through the Tallahassee Emergency Assessment Mobile […]

Socorro, Texas is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande about 10 miles southeast of downtown El Paso and has about 34,000 residents. The Socorro Police Department (SPD) adopts a community policing philosophy.  Within that approach, SPD plans to implement a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) by hiring two full-time mental health professionals and […]

Rapid City South Dakota lies east of the Black Hills National Forest and has a population of about 80,000 residents. Rapid City has been recognized as one of the safest communities in the country and is continually working to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the people served.  The Rapid City Police Department (RCPD) […]

Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the San Francisco Bay Area with a population of about 60,000. The Petaluma Police Department (PPD) deploys its Specialized Assistance For Everyone (SAFE) Team for crisis intervention to provide appropriate mobile response to those in crisis. Cohort 2021. Program Goals The grant funding allows PPD […]

Overland Park, Kansas is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri and is the second largest City in Kansas with a population of about 197,000. The Overland Park Police Department seeks to expand its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) by hiring two co-responders for crisis response and training two CIT team members. Cohort 2021. Program Goals The […]

Nevada County, California, located in the Sierra Nevada, boasts a population of nearly 102,000 residents. Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) seeks to build on the success of its original Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) established in 2020, to include a second team.  Each MCT consists of one deputy sheriff and one therapist to respond to calls […]

Marshalltown is the city seat of Iowa’s Marshall County with a population of about 28,000. The Marshalltown Police and Community Team (MPACT) operates as a mobile crisis unit that responds to non-emergency, non-criminal police calls involving mental health conditions, family conflict, substance use disorders, and/or emotional/behavioral situations. MPACT’s Community Advocates, who are highly-trained human service […]

Madera County is at the geographic center of California, with a population of about 156,000. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) seeks to formalize a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program and training regimen based on the core elements of the Memphis Model. The project looks to bring key community partners (law enforcement, mental health providers, […]